#LegalEthics Tidbit: If the Attorney General orders a DOJ lawyer to lie in court, should he refuse the order? NYC Bar Opinion 2025 addresses situations where a government lawyer is asked to lie or engage in other unethical conduct by a political appointee or … (cont.) lnkd.in/e875V58G #law #lawsky - ThreadSky

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#LegalEthics Tidbit: If the Attorney General orders a DOJ lawyer to lie in court, should he refuse the order?

NYC Bar Opinion 2025 addresses situations where a government lawyer is asked to lie or engage in other unethical conduct by a political appointee or … (cont.)

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cozca.bsky.social•15 days ago

Cops lie in court every day.
Prosecutors lie in court every day.
The entire system is built on lies.
Of course, no officer of the court should not lie, but the liars rule us all.

jthiels.bsky.social•15 days ago

But no one should be forced to lie and should be protected from these consequences for refusing to

cozca.bsky.social•15 days ago

Yes.
No one should lie, period.

dkluft.bsky.social•15 days ago

… other senior official. The Opinion states: “No obligation to a client—including one that happens to be a governmental entity—justifies a lawyer in violating the Rules. For that reason, a lawyer’s discretion to disobey a superior’s directives that would result in violations of the Rules … (cont.)

dkluft.bsky.social•15 days ago

… may never be abridged, even if that superior accurately conveys the desires of the client governmental entity. It is especially true that a lawyer may not violate those Rules requiring candor and fair advocacy in the conduct of litigation in deference to the demands of a client … (cont.)

dkluft.bsky.social•15 days ago

… even if the client’s authorized representative is a high-ranking government official or one of its officers or agencies.”