Former presidents of the American Bar Association and other state and local bar associations published an open letter condemning election lawsuits brought forth in swing states across the country. …

Summary

Over 100 former presidents of the American Bar Association and other bar associations have issued an open letter condemning recent election lawsuits in swing states, calling them “unsubstantiated” and harmful to democracy.

The letter emphasizes that lawyers are duty-bound to present solid, fact-based cases and warns that baseless lawsuits erode public trust and misuse judicial resources.

The attorneys referenced disbarred lawyers like Rudy Giuliani as cautionary examples and urged legal professionals to uphold ethical standards. This initiative was led by the American Bar Association’s American Democracy Task Force.

  • ExtremeDullard@lemmy.sdf.org
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    11 days ago

    baseless lawsuits erode public trust

    Haha that was a good one. As if lawyers had any reputation to lose…

    Here’s an old joke:

    You’re in a cage with a wild angry gorilla and a lawyer and you have a revolver with 6 bullets: what do you do?
    Shoot the lawyer 6 times and try to reason with the gorilla.