As a loyal member — well, as a member — of the District of Columbia Bar, I am aware of the tension between advocacy and honesty. But until the recent controversies over Supreme Court nominees, I was unaware of the scope and depth of my professional obligation to avoid telling the truth. It apparently spans an entire career in the law.
Michael Kinsley has this Op-Ed in today’s Washington Post. (via the Wall Street Journal Law Blog)
As a loyal member — well, as a member — of the District of Columbia Bar, I am aware of the tension between advocacy and honesty. But until the recent controversies over Supreme Court nominees, I was unaware of the scope and depth of my professional obligation to avoid telling the truth. It apparently spans an entire career in the law.
Michael Kinsley has this Op-Ed in today’s Washington Post. (via the Wall Street Journal Law Blog)
As a loyal member — well, as a member — of the District of Columbia Bar, I am aware of the tension between advocacy and honesty. But until the recent controversies over Supreme Court nominees, I was unaware of the scope and depth of my professional obligation to avoid telling the truth. It apparently spans an entire career in the law.
Michael Kinsley has this Op-Ed in today’s Washington Post. (via the Wall Street Journal Law Blog)
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