Thankfully, a controversial resolution to create a “First Amendment Preservation Section” of the Louisiana State Bar Association was defeated by the LSBA House of Delegates at its Sandestin meeting on …
Thankfully, a controversial proposal for the creation of a “Christian Values Preservation Section” was withdrawn from the agenda for the Louisiana State Bar Association House of Delegates mid-year meeting on January …
The Louisiana State Bar Association House of Delegates will meet in Baton Rouge on Saturday, January 21, 2017. On the agenda for the meeting as Resolution No. 6 is a …
In June 2016, the Louisiana State Bar Association (“LSBA”) House of Delegates and Board of Governors adopted a resolution noting that lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (“LGBT”) people have a “human …
A new study involving more than 12,000 lawyers has found high rates of substance abuse, depression, anxiety, and stress among members of the American legal profession. See Patrick R. Krill, Ryan …
Every year it seems, the media shines a light on judges attending out-of-town CLE programs hosted by, among others, the Louisiana State Bar Association and the Louisiana Judicial College. According …
New York’s highest court is considering imposing such a requirement. On October 9, 2015, the court requested public comment on a recommendation from its Task Force on Experiential Learning and …
As of 2014, 1.1 million lawyers were in the labor force. See Bureau of Labor Statistics, Labor Force Statistics from the Current Population Survey. On December 8, 2015, the United …
Interesting question. The Model Code of Judicial Conduct requires a judge to “perform all duties of judicial office fairly and impartially.” See ABA Model Code of Jud. Cond. Rule 2.2; see also La. …
Louisiana lawyer Camilo Salas was sanctioned by a federal district court for an “improper and personally offensive comment” made to defense counsel during a deposition. See Order, Cruz-Aponte v. Caribbean Pet. …
