{"id":1755,"date":"2026-04-14T07:46:11","date_gmt":"2026-04-14T11:46:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.law.georgetown.edu\/legal-ethics-journal\/?page_id=1755"},"modified":"2026-06-23T16:39:06","modified_gmt":"2026-06-23T20:39:06","slug":"volume-38-issue-4-fall-2025","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.law.georgetown.edu\/legal-ethics-journal\/in-print\/volume-38-issue-4-fall-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"Volume 38, Issue 4 (Fall 2025)"},"content":{"rendered":"

Notes<\/strong><\/h2>\n

The Copycat Dilemma: Appropriation Art and Legal Ethics<\/a>
\nSudha M. Basu<\/p>\n

Lawyers Gone Viral: Should Attorney\u2019s Social Media Activity Be Subjected to Arbitrary Corporate Rules or Left to Self-Governance?<\/a>
\nChinenye Chidume<\/p>\n

A System Under Artificially Intelligent Strain: Can Hatch Act Enforcement Handle AI Surveillance?<\/a>
\nAlex Comfort<\/p>\n

Addiction as a Mitigating Factor in Lawyer Sanctions: Toward a More Medicalized Approach<\/a>
\nTommy Dell<\/p>\n

In the Sixth Round, You Go Down (On Your Sword): The Practical, Constitutional, and Ethical Considerations of Deliberately Providing Ineffective Assistance of Counsel<\/a>
\nScott R. Egnor<\/p>\n

Invoking the Republican Guarantee: State Attorneys General as Bulwarks of Republicanism<\/a>
\nDaniel D. Ernst<\/p>\n

Righteous Advocates or Unscrupulous Opportunists? The Opposing Narratives About Lawyers in the Maracich v. Spears Briefs<\/a>
\nAngelo Harlan De Crescenzo<\/span><\/p>\n

The Legal Profession\u2019s Role in Spreading Disinformation: The \u201cKnowledge\u201d Definition Must be Amended in the Model Rules of Professional Conduct<\/a>
\nEllen Harper<\/span><\/p>\n

The Use and Misuse of Consumer Protection Enforcement Authority by State Attorneys General<\/a>
\nG<\/span>race Horton<\/span><\/p>\n

Extracting the Impact: Crafting Jury Instructions to Curtail the Influence of Victim Impact Evidence on Death Penalty Sentencing Juries<\/a>
\nGrace Keogh<\/span><\/p>\n

Embracing Liberty: A Comprehensive Approach to Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness<\/a>
\nAlexandra Kotter<\/span><\/p>\n

Synthetic Thought: Interrogating the Inscrutable<\/a>
\nWill Lawrence<\/span><\/p>\n

CFIUS Gone Wild: The Need for Accountability Measures to Protect Foreign Direct Investment in the United States<\/a>
\nAbby McCusker<\/span><\/p>\n

Ethical Issues Arise When Judges Exercise Bad Scientific Analysis: Worse Issues eArise When They Exercise No Scientific Analysis<\/a>
\nJesse B. Newkirk IV<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cPublic Interest in Nondisclosure is Greater than Public Interest in Disclosure\u201d: How the California Public Records Act\u2019s \u201cCatch-All\u201d Exemption Incentivizes Lawbreaking by Government Records Custodians<\/a>
\nKate Nucci<\/span><\/p>\n

Sickening Representation: The Impact and Ethical Considerations of Litigating Against Contagion Control<\/a>
\nTiffany Okeani<\/p>\n

Legal Influencing in the Court of Public Opinion: Balancing Institutional Competency with the LawTok Takeover<\/a>
\nSophia Paraskewich<\/span><\/p>\n

Ethics and Stare Decisis: The Functions and Overlap in Ethical Obligations and Adherence to Precedent<\/a>
\nTom Pye<\/span><\/p>\n

American Correctional Facilities Provide Inadequate Substance Use Disorder Treatment: Can the ABA Help?<\/a>
\nBrandon Sasserson<\/span><\/p>\n

Putting Together the Puzzle of SCOTUS Ethics Reform: Leaks Must Be a Piece\u00a0<\/a>
\nCaitlin A. Shaw<\/span><\/p>\n

Shadow Docket Ethics<\/a>
\nJonathan Shelnutt<\/span><\/p>\n

Testimonial Injustice: Incidental Impact on the Law<\/a>
\nH<\/span>annah<\/span> E. W<\/span>atson<\/span><\/p>\n

Quit Breathing Down My Neck: An Attempt to Secure Full Independence for Our Nation\u2019s Watchdogs<\/a>
\nRebecca P. Weisberger<\/span><\/p>\n

How to Buy a Democracy: Are the Supreme Court Ethics Scandals Undermining Election Integrity?<\/a>
\nShelby Wilson<\/span><\/p>\n

Ross, Moral Intuitionism, and the Role-Differentiated Amorality of Lawyers<\/a>
\nJiayu Wu<\/span><\/p>\n

Slaying the Gerrymander: Bringing Ethics Rules to Bear on Abusive Redistricting\u00a0<\/a>
\nHarrison Young<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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