legal ethics

  • Attorney Stephanie R. Lindsey Details How Faulty Facial Recognition Led To Wrongful Arrest

    Attorney Stephanie R. Lindsey, Esq., recently highlighted the dangers of over-reliance on technology in criminal investigations after successfully defending a young man wrongly accused in another state due to a flawed facial recognition match. The case began when the client was detained during a traffic stop and informed of an outstanding warrant in another jurisdiction.…

  • ‘AI Is Citing Fake Cases’: Georgia Attorney Warns Lawyers They Could Lose License

    A Georgia-based attorney is sounding the alarm over a troubling trend—lawyers being sanctioned for submitting court filings containing fabricated case law generated by artificial intelligence tools like ChatGPT. Attorney Stephanie R. Lindsey recently took to Instagram to stress the dangers, saying AI can be a helpful tool in certain areas of legal practice, but it…

  • Impeached: How The Monica Lewinsky Scandal Nearly Brought Down President Clinton

    In January 1998, President Bill Clinton’s second term in office was suddenly overshadowed by allegations that would trigger only the second impeachment of a U.S. president in history. The central figure in the case wasn’t a foreign adversary or a political opponent, but Monica Lewinsky, a 22-year-old former White House intern. What began as a…

  • CASE STUDY | How a High-Priced Prostitution Ring Took Down Eliot Spitzer’s Political Career

    Eliot Spitzer was once considered one of the brightest stars in American politics. As New York Attorney General, he earned the nickname “Sheriff of Wall Street” for taking on financial giants in high-profile white-collar crime cases. His populist image and aggressive legal style made him a favorite among progressives and legal reformers alike. But in…

  • TV Channel Recreates Diddy Trial Using AI Video Generator But Raises Legal Red Flags

    A television channel’s use of artificial intelligence to recreate courtroom proceedings in the ongoing case involving Sean “Diddy” Combs is stirring debate in legal circles over ethics, accuracy, and privacy concerns — particularly regarding the potential misrepresentation of jurors. For nearly 200 years, courtroom sketch artists have played a vital role in visually representing trials…

  • Four High-Profile Litigators Leave Powerhouse Law Firm Paul Weiss – And Trump Is To Blame

    Four high-profile litigators are departing powerhouse law firm Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP, just weeks after the firm finalized a controversial settlement with the Trump administration over its past legal work. The exits mark a significant shift in the firm’s litigation bench and may signal broader tensions within elite law firms navigating political…

  • Diddy Trial Judge Rebukes Mark Geragos for Referring to Prosecutors as ‘Six-Pack of White Women’ on Podcast

    Tensions are rising in the federal sex-trafficking trial of Sean “Diddy” Combs, as U.S. District Judge Arun Subramanian sternly reprimanded high-profile attorney Mark Geragos for inflammatory podcast comments that the judge called “outrageous.” In a closed-door meeting Tuesday morning, Judge Subramanian criticized Geragos, who is linked to Combs’ defense team, for remarks he made on…

  • Letitia James Faces Ethics Complaint Over Alleged Mortgage Fraud Tied to Federal Housing Probe

    New York Attorney General Letitia James is under scrutiny after a formal ethics complaint was filed with the New York State Unified Court System’s Committee on Professional Standards, following a criminal referral issued by Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) Director William Pulte. The complaint, submitted by conservative legal advocacy group America First Legal (AFL), accuses…

  • Letitia James Launches Insider Trading Inquiry Into Trump Allies Following April Market Spike

    New York Attorney General Letitia James has opened a preliminary investigation into potential insider trading involving individuals in President Donald Trump’s orbit, expanding her office’s already extensive legal scrutiny of the former president and his administration. According to Business Insider, the inquiry centers on unusual trading activity that occurred shortly before a social media post…

  • Did the Boston Strangler Get It Wrong? A Murderer’s Confession, DNA Twists, and a Case That Still Haunts Justice

    The Boston Strangler case has haunted American criminal justice history for over half a century. Between 1962 and 1964, thirteen women in the Boston area were murdered in chillingly similar circumstances . They were all sexually assaulted, strangled, and often left posed in their homes. The city spiraled into fear. Women double-locked doors and carried…