The United States District Court for the District of Columbia (Judge AliKhan) will conduct an in camera review of tapes relating to the FBI investigation into the murder of Emmett Till that are the subject of FOIA litigationPlaintiff Kelly Duda
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Chandra Levy Prosecutor Sanctioned With Probation For Withholding Exculpatory Evidence
The District of Columbia Court of Appeals sanctioned one of two attorneys charged with misconduct in the prosecution of the Chandra Levy murder case.The attorney who served as lead counsel received a fully-stayed 60-day suspension and probation for one year.The…
Fitness Imposed For Conduct Involving Prospective Client
The District of Columbia Court of Appeals has imposed a suspension of 30 days with reinstatement conditioned on a showing of fitnessSibanda’s representation of Karim Annabi is central to this case. Annabi had posted an advertisement on Craigslist “[l]ooking…
Prior Incidents No Bar To Bar Admission
The Ohio Supreme Court granted an application for bar admissionApplicant, Patrick James Aguilar, of Columbus, Ohio, is a 2022 graduate of Baylor University Law School. He applied to take the Uniform Bar Exam (“UBE”) in Texas and sat for…
Giving A Little Bit From Now On
The United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit reversed a judgment in litigation between former Supertramp bandmates and directed a favorable result for the plaintiffsDouglas Thomson, John Helliwell, and Robert Siebenberg (“Plaintiffs”), former members of the world-renowned rock…
Former Speaker Seeks Disbarment By Consent
The former Speaker of the Illinois House of Representatives has filed a motion for consent disbarment in the wake of his federal criminal conviction described is a press release by the United States Attorney's Office for the Northern District of…
The Second Wig
The United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit remanded a denied habeas corpus petition to the district court to determine whether a constitutional violation had occurredIt would be “intolerable” to require a criminal defendant to surrender “one constitutional…
“An Unusual Path”
The Indiana Lawyer has an detailed update on the bar discipline matter against the state Attorney GeneralThe three-year feud between Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita and the state’s attorney disciplinary commission over the ethical boundaries of his fiery political language…
Indiana Reinstates Attorney With Probation Conditions
The Indiana Supreme Court has conditionally reinstated an attorney suspended for not less than 90 days without automatic reinstatement in 2022This Court, being duly advised, finds that the hearing officer's recommendation should be accepted and that Petitioner should be conditionally…
“Failed Miserably”
A Louisiana Hearing Committee recommends that a previously-imposed probation be revokedOn May 23, 2023 Rothkamm was suspėnded by the Louisiana Supreme Court from the practice of law for one year and one day. His suspension was deferred in its entirety,…