Prioritizing Professional Responsibility and the Legal Profession: A Preview of the United States Supreme Court's 2009-2010 Term

Knake, Renee Newman

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Prioritizing Professional Responsibility and the Legal Profession: A Preview of the United States Supreme Court's 2009-2010 Term

Renee Newman Knake

Michigan State University - College of Law

August 24, 2009

Duke Journal of Constitutional Law & Public Policy Sidebar, Vol. 5, No. 1, 2009
MSU Legal Studies Research Paper No. 07-15

Abstract:
During the 2009-2010 term, the United States Supreme Court will hear no fewer than ten cases related to the role of attorneys and the practice of law. This essay summarizes the upcoming cases in an effort to gain insights about the Court’s apparent increased interest in questions that address the obligations and duties of attorneys.

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Keywords: professional responsibility, legal ethics, supreme court, constitutional law

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Date posted: August 26, 2009 ; Last revised: September 6, 2010

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Knake, Renee Newman, Prioritizing Professional Responsibility and the Legal Profession: A Preview of the United States Supreme Court's 2009-2010 Term (August 24, 2009). Duke Journal of Constitutional Law & Public Policy Sidebar, Vol. 5, No. 1, 2009; MSU Legal Studies Research Paper No. 07-15 . Available at SSRN: http://ssrn.com/abstract=1461091

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