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  2. American Bar Association Model Rules of Professional Conduct

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    In 1908, the ABA's Committee on Code of Professional Ethics delivered the "Canons of Professional Ethics", which set forth general principles and responsibilities for members of the legal profession. [26] [27] The Canons drew heavily from the Alabama State Bar Association's 1887 Code of Ethics. [28]

  3. Petteway v. Galveston County - Wikipedia

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    Petteway v. Galveston County [c] 86 F.4th 1146 (5th Cir. 2023) is a United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit case in which the court held that racial and ethnic groups may not aggregate their populations in Voting Rights Act violation claims. The decision overrules the court's prior decision in Campos v. City of Baytown (1988).

  4. Rebecca L. Pennell - Wikipedia

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    Rebecca Louise Pennell (born 1971) [1] is an American lawyer who serves as a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Washington. She served as a judge of the Washington Court of Appeals from 2016 to 2024.

  5. Biden proposed enforceable ethics code and term limits for ...

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    President Joe Biden on Monday proposed major changes for the U.S. Supreme Court: an enforceable code of ethics, term limits for justices and a constitutional amendment that would limit the ...

  6. New limits on Florida ethics complaints may shield corruption ...

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    The legislation approved 79-34 by the House had been roundly criticized by ethics officials, who say the change – coupled with another limiting the power of city and county ethics panels ...

  7. Biden decries 'extremism' on Supreme Court, details plan for ...

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    AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — President Joe Biden said Monday that “extremism” on the U.S. Supreme Court is undermining public confidence in the institution and called on Congress to quickly establish term limits and an enforceable ethics code for the court's nine justices. He also called on lawmakers to ratify a constitutional amendment limiting ...

  8. Code of Conduct for Justices of the Supreme Court of the ...

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    The code was issued during a time when the court faced great criticism, especially around the conduct of justice Clarence Thomas.It was shown that he received undisclosed gifts of luxury travel [2] and that he was involved with cases that were related to the political activities of his wife, Ginni Thomas, who worked to overturn the 2020 election results in the weeks leading up to the January 6 ...

  9. Samuel B. Kent - Wikipedia

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    Samuel B. Kent (born June 22, 1949) [1] is a former United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas, whose term ended in resignation in 2009 following charges of sexual abuse. Kent served in the single-judge Galveston Division covering Brazoria, Chambers, Galveston, and Matagorda Counties.