Comments on: Federal judge halts Labor Department “persuader” rule https://www.overlawyered.com/2016/07/labor-persuader-halted/ Chronicling the high cost of our legal system Sat, 16 Jul 2016 19:15:03 +0000 hourly 1 By: Proposal: traditional legal ethics should yield to climate interests - Overlawyered https://www.overlawyered.com/2016/07/labor-persuader-halted/comment-page-1/#comment-338757 Sat, 16 Jul 2016 19:15:03 +0000 http://overlawyered.com/?p=60136#comment-338757 […] Speaking of infringements on what is now the scope of attorney-client privilege, an Oregon law professor has proposed to make environmental protection part of lawyers’ ethical duties. [Daily Climate; Tom Lininger, “Green Ethics for Lawyers,” Boston College Law Review, 2016; Scott Greenfield] Some backers hope the idea will encourage lawyers representing the fossil fuel industry, in particular, to disregard conventional attorney duties of loyalty to clients; indeed, it might someday serve as grounds for them to be disciplined if they refrain from betraying client interests in various situations. […]

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