{"id":3675,"date":"2005-03-13T14:20:53","date_gmt":"2005-03-13T18:20:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.law.harvard.edu\/formerlyknownas\/2005\/03\/13\/shaded-lawyers-need-sunshine\/"},"modified":"2011-08-05T14:57:54","modified_gmt":"2011-08-05T18:57:54","slug":"shaded-lawyers-need-sunshine","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/archive.blogs.harvard.edu\/ethicalesq\/2005\/03\/13\/shaded-lawyers-need-sunshine\/","title":{"rendered":"shaded lawyers need sunshine"},"content":{"rendered":"

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March 13 to 19 has been dubbed <\/FONT>Sunshine Week<\/FONT><\/A>, a national event focused on the  <\/FONT><\/DIV>
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importance of open government and freedom of information laws.   Today we’re<\/FONT><\/DIV>
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taking part in the related activities of <\/FONT>Blogshine Sunday<\/FONT><\/A>, by reminding our readers that,<\/FONT><\/DIV>
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in most states, the lawyer discipline system falls significantly short of the basic goals<\/FONT><\/DIV>
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of an open process with easy access to information. [via Bob Ambrogi’s Media Law<\/FONT><\/EM><\/A>]<\/FONT><\/DIV>
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\"sunshineWeek\"  Problems exist in three important areas:<\/FONT><\/DIV>
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\"tiny Allowing the public to readily locate information on the discipline <\/FONT><\/EM><\/DIV>
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records of individual attorneys<\/EM>. <\/FONT><\/FONT><\/DIV>
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\"tiny Allowing the public to attend disciplinary hearings<\/EM>. <\/FONT><\/FONT><\/DIV>
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\"tiny The continued use of “gag rules”<\/EM> <\/FONT><\/FONT><\/DIV>
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– click <\/STRONG><\/EM>here<\/STRONG><\/EM><\/A> for the rest of this post,<\/EM> which concludes –<\/EM><\/FONT><\/FONT><\/DIV>
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As <\/FONT>ethicalEsq<\/EM> stated<\/FONT><\/FONT><\/FONT><\/A> in 2003:  “The majority of states are still shamelessly secretive about lawyer <\/FONT><\/DIV>
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discipline.  There are no good excuses.  Any state grievance committee or bar association that wants <\/FONT><\/DIV>
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to fulfill its Openness obligation now has plenty of models to choose from, and learn from.  Okay, bar <\/FONT><\/DIV>
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leaders, judges, and politicians, let’s get going.   Curious minds want to know — and have the right to <\/FONT><\/DIV>
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know.” (for more, see <\/FONT>our post<\/FONT><\/A>, “They’re Indisposed to Disclose Lawyer Discipline, Sept. 9, 2003.”) <\/FONT><\/DIV><\/BLOCKQUOTE>
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chilly, chilly
the sun deigns to rise
behind me<\/DIV>
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in the dewy field
one sleeve cold…
morning sun<\/DIV>
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travelers set out
the sun rises…
a world of morning dew<\/DIV>
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\"umbrella    <\/FONT>ISSA<\/STRONG><\/FONT><\/A>, translated by <\/FONT>David G. Lanoue<\/STRONG><\/FONT><\/A><\/DIV><\/BLOCKQUOTE><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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