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7th Circuit, Attorney Misconduct, Legal Ethics, Tobacco / Smoking
This Illinois Attorney Could Lose His Law License -- For Smuggling Cuban Cigars

There comes a point when you can have too many Cuban cigars. This attorney may have crossed that line…

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* Morgan Lewis snags 54 lawyers from Kramer Levin… though it’s not much of a surprise. [Bloomberg Law News]

* Retired judges file amicus in Judge Pauline Newman case noting that it’s unconstitutional for saying that suspension violates the U.S. Constitution because only Congress can remove a judge not some pocket impeachment from the rest of the panel. [National Law Journal]

* Cosplaying as a judge for a TikTok parody lands lawyer in trouble. [Roll on Friday]

* More analysis on the recent “the REAL ethical problem is pointing out that the Supreme Court is unethical” opinion. [Balls and Strikes]

* Top Eric Adams figure charged with bribery… you know, if you were wondering why the mayor tried to make a public show of being on the Luigi perp walk yesterday. [Law360]

* Montana Supreme Court rules for the kids in climate change case. [ABA Journal]

* Alison Frankel is leaving the world of legal journalism after 37 years. Her farewell column in Reuters today. [Reuters]

* Cozen O’Connor founder Stephen Cozen has died after a two week illness. [American Lawyer]

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This Illinois Attorney Could Lose His Law License -- For Smuggling Cuban Cigars

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