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ETHICS COMPLAINT
LDAD Responds to Atty. Chesebro's Guilty Plea with Supplemental Ethics Complaints
Lawyers Defending American Democracy (LDAD) has again filed supplemental complaints against the attorney to former President Donald J. Trump, following Mr. Chesebro’s guilty plea in Fulton County Superior Court on October 20, 2023.
ADVOCACY
Proposed Model Code of Conduct for U.S. Supreme Court Justices
This major project, undertaken in conjunction with the Project On Government Oversight, proposes a model code of conduct that would apply to the nine Justices of the Supreme Court. At a time when public trust in the Supreme Court is at an historic low, a formal code of conduct is necessary to restore confidence in this critical institution.
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