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AI-Generated Briefing Must Be Cite-Checked by Lawyer, Not Just a Paralegal

At least that is so in California, a California appellate court holds

Reason

Fifteenth Amendment Claim Against West Virginia State Bar's Reserving Board Seat for an "African-American Lawyer" Can Go Forward

An opinion Wednesday by Chief Judge Thomas Kleeh (N.D. W. Va.) in Foundation Against Intolerance & Racism, Inc. v. Pickens… The post Fifteenth Amendment Claim Against West Virginia State Bar's Reserving Board Seat for an "African-American Lawyer" Can Go Forward appeared first on Reason.com.

Reason

Texas prosecutor disciplined for allowing murder charge against woman who self-managed an abortion

The State Bar of Texas has fined and suspended Starr County’s district attorney for pursuing a murder indictment against 26-year-old woman after she self-managed an abortion.

The Texas Tribune

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What we've learned from pro-Trump attorney John Eastman's state bar trial

Attorney John Eastman was a key player in Donald Trump's legal efforts to overturn the 2020 presidential election. The State Bar of California is now seeking to revoke Eastman's law license.

WEKU

Law license trial of former Trump adviser John Eastman raises big questions

LOS ANGELES — John Eastman sat between his lawyers — a laptop open before him, a pen and pad within easy reach — as the California State Bar put him on trial early Tuesday for alleged “dishonesty and moral turpitude.”

The Orange County Register

Disciplinary hearing against Trump attorney John Eastman begins in California

An effort to disbar conservative attorney John Eastman, who devised ways to keep former President Donald Trump in the White House after his defeat the 2020 election, is beginning in Los Angeles

The Independent UK

Tom Girardi gave $1 million in payments, gifts to an investigator at the California State Bar, corruption probe finds

LOS ANGELES — Disbarred Los Angeles lawyer Tom Girardi funneled more than $1 million in gifts and payments to an investigator at the State Bar of California and the investigator’s wife, a University of Southern California accounting professor, according to a report released Friday.

Los Angeles Times

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Tom Girardi’s dementia diagnosis likely to be battleground in criminal case

LOS ANGELES — Tom Girardi is expected to wake Monday morning in the memory care unit of an Orange County assisted living facility. After breakfast and the medications he has been prescribed for dementia and other ailments, the 83-year-old is to be driven to a downtown Los Angeles courthouse.

Los Angeles Times

State Bar charges John Eastman, lawyer who advised Trump on overturning the election, with ethics violations

LOS ANGELES — The State Bar of California filed disciplinary charges Thursday against Orange County attorney John Eastman, accusing him of multiple ethics violations stemming from his actions while advising then-President Donald Trump on how to overturn the 2020 election.

Los Angeles Times

Trump adviser Eastman faces California disciplinary charges

Conservative attorney John Eastman — a lead architect of some of former President Donald Trump’s efforts to remain in power after the 2020 election — is facing disciplinary charges in California that could lead to his disbarment

The Independent UK

A.I. chatbot lawyer backs away from first court case defense after threats from ‘State Bar prosecutors’

The creator offered $1,000,000 to anyone willing to represent the chatbot in court.

Fortune

Editorial: After Jan. 6 Committee findings, Sidney Powell is trying to save her law license

As the House Jan. 6 committee wrapped up its final report, Sidney Powell, onetime lawyer for former President Donald Trump, doubled down on her claims of election fraud in court documents filed in the State Bar of Texas’ sanctions case against her.

Tribune News Service

Powerful LA lawyer Tom Girardi faced more than 150 complaints before State Bar took action, records show

LOS ANGELES — The State Bar of California received 205 complaints against Los Angeles legal legend Tom Girardi alleging he misappropriated settlement money, abandoned clients and committed other serious ethical violations over the course of his four-decade career, the agency disclosed Thursday in response to a lawsuit brought by The…

Los Angeles Times

When it comes to crooked colleagues, California lawyers can remain silent

LOS ANGELES — When a blue-ribbon commission met in 2015 to improve attorney ethics rules in California, a federal prosecutor named George Cardona was tasked with researching a proposed rule requiring lawyers to report misconduct by peers.

Los Angeles Times

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Tribune News Service

Effort dismissed to strip Ted Cruz’s law license over Trump 2020 election fight

WASHINGTON – The State Bar of Texas has dismissed a complaint aimed at stripping Sen. Ted Cruz’s law license over his role in former President Donald Trump’s bid to overturn his 2020 defeat, without addressing the substance of allegations that he had aided an “anti-democratic” plot.

The Independent UK

Celebrity attorney Geragos subject of fraud probe

The State Bar of California said Tuesday that it is investigating one of California’s best known celebrity lawyers in connection with the spending of money in the United States and France from a multimillion-dollar insurance settlement related to the Armenian Genocide

Tribune News Service

Judge tosses Texas bar disciplinary suit against Paxton aide for 2020 election challenge

AUSTIN, Texas — A Texas district judge has dismissed the state bar’s push to sanction Attorney General Ken Paxton’s top aide, clouding prospects for a similar effort to discipline Paxton for trying to overturn the 2020 presidential election.

The Independent UK

Judge dismisses disciplinary case against Texas AG's deputy

A Texas judge has thrown out a suit the state bar brought seeking to discipline the top deputy to Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton over the Republican’s failed efforts to overturn the 2020 presidential election based on bogus claims of fraud

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The Texas Tribune

Judge dismisses attempt to discipline Texas AG Ken Paxton’s top aide for trying to overturn the 2020 election

The State Bar of Texas brought the complaint after the aide worked on a suit to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election in four states.

Los Angeles Times

California State Bar, under scrutiny for long-running scandal, gives director $43,000 raise

LOS ANGELES — The State Bar of California, under scrutiny for long-standing failures in protecting the public from Tom Girardi and other unscrupulous lawyers, this week gave its executive director a raise of nearly $43,000.

Los Angeles Times

California State Bar files disciplinary charges against its former director

LOS ANGELES — In the wake of its mishandling of decades of complaints against attorney Tom Girardi and revelations about weak policing of California lawyers, the State Bar made a surprisingly aggressive move this week: filing formal disciplinary charges against the agency’s own former executive director.

The Independent UK

Texas Bar looks to discipline Attorney General Ken Paxton for helping Trump try to overturn 2020 election

Mr Paxton attempted to have the 2020 election in four swing states overturned to favour former president Donald Trump

Los Angeles Times

After 'Real Housewives' scandal, scathing audit says California fails to stop corrupt lawyers

LOS ANGELES — The State Bar of California has failed to effectively discipline corrupt attorneys, allowing lawyers to repeatedly violate professional standards and harm members of the public, according to a long-awaited audit of the agency released Thursday.

Los Angeles Times

California State Bar will investigate Armenian genocide victim payments

LOS ANGELES — The chief prosecutor for the State Bar of California said Tuesday that the agency was taking a fresh look at attorney conduct in landmark Armenian genocide reparations cases following a Los Angeles Times investigation that detailed corruption and misdirection of funds in one of the settlements.

Los Angeles Times

Top lawmakers demand investigation of corruption in Armenian genocide victim payments

Four influential California lawmakers called this week for an investigation into a $17.5-million class-action settlement on behalf of Armenian genocide victims that a Los Angeles Times investigation found had been marred by fraud, diverted funds and a rejection rate of 92%.

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