Rules To Speak By
by John G. Snow
Legally Speaking...
Commentary on the legal issues of the day, and occasionally, a critique of the opinions of politicians, journalists, experts, law professors, and judges, that are flawed and sometimes even idiotic.
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What it Means to Be a Zealous Advocate
Reprinted from Ethics and Professionalism with permission of the American Bar Association
Yellow Journalism and Newsweek’s Hit Piece On NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani
I am not an apologist for New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani.
A Plan to Hold DOJ Leadership Accountable for Undermining the Rule of Law: Lawyers For the Rule of Law White Paper
Published in the on-line legal journal Verdict
White Paper: What You Need to Know About the Administration's Efforts to Prevent States and Bar Associations from Disciplining Government Lawyers for Unethical Conduct and Disobeying Court Orders
TO: All Concerned
A Plan to Hold DOJ Leadership Accountable for Undermining the Rule of Law
This article was published in the online legal journal Verdict and can be found at https://verdict.justia.com/2026/01/26/a-plan-to-hold-doj-leadership-accountable-for-undermining-the-rule-of-law
A Week Ago I Told a Federal Judge He Was Naive
He said, "our country is going to be just fine."
Must Federal Prosecutors Obey the Same Ethical Rules Applied to All Other Lawyers
The Supreme Court of Florida is being asked that very question now.
Will Maduro Suffer the Same Fate as General Manuel Antonio Noriega and Face Trial in Miami
Miami Herald, Front Page, 6-23-25
Judge Nancy Gertner, Honored for Her Continuing Fight for the Rule of Law
As a trial lawyer, a federal district court judge, and an educator, Judge Nancy Gertner (ret) is a genuine hero of the bar whom we should honor, but more importantly, emulate.