Nobody favors harsh rules except rulers. They use rules to contain others so that they have unrestrained power. Ruling by consensus sounds fine until quick action is needed in a crisis. Action dies ...

President-elect Donald Trump’s plan to use an outside advisory committee led by Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy to cut federal spending is raising eyebrows among ethics-law experts who say its leaders ...

Not addressed in the American Bar Association's opinion on generative AI is whether the technology is considered to be engaging in the practice of law. On July 29, the American Bar Association's ...

There are some basic rules for living with others we learn early in life, either in our family, school or religious community. Some of these early rules seem as self-evident commandments, usually ...

Senate leaders are moving to tighten congressional ethics rules, though — with only a one-vote majority — they are treading more lightly and more slowly than their enthusiastic colleagues in the House ...

The author says North Carolina Chief Justice Paul Newby is enforcing a partisan double-standard when it comes to judicial ethics. (Photo: NC Supreme Court livestream) The North Carolina Supreme Court ...

The problem of client perjury has bedeviled courts and ethicists for decades. The literal language of the current Code of Professional Responsibility 1 seemingly obligates a lawyer, in some ...

Donald Trump took office eight years ago, pledging to “drain the swamp” and end the domination of Washington influence peddlers. Now, he’s opening his second term by rolling back prohibitions on ...

The ethics standards in the Minnesota Legislature are facing fresh scrutiny after a prominent state senator didn't disclose a former legal client poised to benefit from a bill he sponsored. DFL Senate ...