One Sleaze Hires Another
No comment really necessary. Or as lawyers like to say, res ipsa loquitur:
Surprisingly, Turley failed to mention the ethics sanctions leveled against Elias by a Federal Appellate Court. This incident actually goes beyond those Turley does mentionsin that it was brought to a definitive—and for Elias a distinctly negative—conclusion:
AG Paxton: Fifth Circuit Issues Sanctions Against Perkins Coie
Attorney General Ken Paxton today announced that the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit ordered sanctions against Marc Elias and other attorneys at Perkins Coie, an international law firm that provides counsel for the Democratic National Committee, for submitting redundant and misleading supplemental filings in their attempt to re-implement straight-ticket voting in Texas. When submitting the supplemental filings, Perkins Coie also failed to notify the Court that a nearly identical previous motion was denied. Failure to disclose this denial violated their duty of candor to the Court. The Court also recommended that Perkins Coie attorneys review the Court’s rules of professional conduct and complete one hour of Continuing Legal Education in the area of Ethics and Professionalism, specifically candor with the court.
5th Circuit keeps sanctions against Marc Elias in voting case
(Reuters) - The 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals said Wednesday that it will not drop sanctions it levied in March against famed Democrat lawyer Marc Elias, but it will vacate sanctions against three other Perkins Coie lawyers who were on his team.
The court had sanctioned Elias, who became a hero of sorts to Democrats in 2020 battling lawsuits filed by Republicans seeking to overturn the results of the U.S. presidential election, and five other Perkins Coie lawyers for lack of candor.
The sanctions stem from a case over straight-ticket voting in Texas, in which Elias and his team represent Democrats fighting in favor of the practice against the state's top election official. The team had filed a supplemental motion in February that was nearly identical to one filed in September that was denied, without disclosing the previous denial.
Elias did not immediately respond to a request for comment. A Perkins Coie representative declined to comment.
In other legal news, Turley has a highly amusing article up about, well, …
Boston Doctor Fined After Leaving Patient in Operating Room and Falling Asleep in His Car
Turley mentions several other interesting surgical cases, but this was my favorite:
In 2002, orthopedic surgeon Dr. David Arndt lost his medical license after he walked out on a patient in a complicated spinal surgery to go cash his paycheck at Mount Auburn Hospital in Cambridge. The patient had an open incision. Arndt was later found to have a drug problem.
Surely the doctor went to a bank to cash his paycheck? Unless he was too drug-addled to notice the difference between a hospital and a bank?
This may explain McC hiring Elias:
Republican Youngkin Up 8 Points in FOX News VA Governor’s Race Poll — Following McAuliffe Campaign Events with Obama, Kamala and Joe Biden
One thing I can say about Jonathan Turley - not a Bolshevik. One of what seems like fewer and fewer dems with ethics.