Constitutional Law – May 23, 2012

by Charles E. Rounds, Jr. on 3/1/2012

It is coming on a decade since the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that the IOLTA scheme constitutes a collective taking by the state of the property of clients. Still the scheme continues. Nothing has changed. Why? Charles E....more

by Ross Fishman on 11/18/2010

There's a lot of hyped-up commentary regarding the ABA's proposed regulation of online lawyer marketing, as though this will end all law firm marketing on the internet. To the contrary, this is not really much of an issue...more

by Carlton Fields on 5/4/2010

Carlton Fields’ Atlanta office and the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) of Georgia hosted a Supreme Court Update Continued Legal Education (CLE) program on Thursday, April 29, 2010. The program took place over lunch at...more

by Barbara Johnson on 2/28/2008

This Petition and its attachments are important for each and every one of you to read. The issues are unique and of national importance. If you are a lawyer, you might need to use the arguments for your own protection from...more

by William Paxton on 3/17/2004

Unanimous decision by Judges Posner, Easterbrook, and Bauer establishing for the first time that a right to a public trial is a fundamental constitutional right that may be relinquished only upon a showing that the defendant...more