A recent thread over at T&S has caused me to reflect on some discussions I had a couple of years ago about the many different ethical dilemmas that people can face in a business situation. Ethical dilemmas certainly are encountered by most people, but I think that our religion can add some twists to some […]
On Monday I had the extrememly rare privilege of sitting in the same room as a U.S. Supreme Court Justice. Associate Justice Antonin Scalia was in San Diego this week to pay a visit to the University of San Diego School of Law. Fortunately, a professor from Thomas Jefferson was able to pull […]
It means “for the public good” in Latin. There is a very long-standing tradition in the law that obligates every lawyer to render free legal services to indigent defendants (criminal and civil). This tradition dates back to the 15th century.
In terms of criminal cases, lawyers are required to represent defendants if appointed by […]
