Professional Responsibility & Legal Education
Executive Committee Contact Information
Subcommittees
- Conflicts
- Corporate Practice
- Ethics in Litigation
- Legal Education
- Pro Bono Service
Upcoming Events
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2009 National Lawyers Convention |
Recent Publications
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The Discipline of Prosecutors: Should Intent be a Requirement? |
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The American prosecutor is an amalgam in terms of historical background. The office as it appears today draws its foundation from the British Attorney General, the French procureur publique and the Dutch shout. Add to this mix of common and civil law pedigree the uniqueness of the American landscape and society, and one gets a distinct and unique public servant. Paramount among the defining aspects of the American prosecutor is his immense power. He, or she, simply wields an enormous amount of discretion in terms of when to prosecute, whom to prosecute, and how to prosecute.... |
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Engage Volume 10, Issue 1, February 2009 |
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The Disciplining of Federal Judges - Event Audio/Video |
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The Federalist Society's Professional Responsibility Practice Group presented this panel discussion at the 2008 Annual National Lawyers Convention on November 20, 2008. The panelists included Prof. Charles Gardner Geyh of Indiana University School of Law—Bloomington, Prof. Arthur D. Hellman of University of Pittsburgh School of Law, Judge Dennis G. Jacobs of the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, and Mr. David Reinhard, formerly of The Oregonian, as the moderator. |
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Engage Volume 9, Issue 3, October 2008 |
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