https://www.overlawyered.com/2010/01/january-22-roundup-3/ Chronicling the high cost of our legal system Tue, 26 Jan 2010 02:15:39 +0000 hourly 1 https://www.overlawyered.com/2010/01/january-22-roundup-3/comment-page-1/#comment-82376 Tue, 26 Jan 2010 02:15:39 +0000 http://overlawyered.com/?p=15712#comment-82376 Do multinational corporations now have the same rights that I do? Or even essentially foreign corporations – they can always claim a stake in the US. Does China have equal speech rights because they own our debt?
From a different point of view, if I start a corporation do I get two voices? Or is that only if I’m a ventriloquist. Or how about two distinct opinions? Can I only have two distinct opinions if I’m a … never mind.

]]> https://www.overlawyered.com/2010/01/january-22-roundup-3/comment-page-1/#comment-82280 Sat, 23 Jan 2010 02:41:05 +0000 http://overlawyered.com/?p=15712#comment-82280 It sounds like there are multiple grounds for disbarring Andrew Thomas, an approach that has the virtue that the process can be handled outside of his jurisdiction, preventing him or Arpaio from using their positions to retaliate. For instance, Arizona Ethics Rule 8.2 (a) states that:
“A lawyer shall not make a statement that the lawyer knows to be false or with reckless disregard as to its truth or falsity concerning the qualifications or integrity of a judge, adjudicatory officer or public legal officer, or of a candidate for election or appointment to judicial or legal office.” Several of his attacks on judges would seem to be good candidates for violations of this rule.

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