{"id":5076,"date":"2004-10-19T17:47:38","date_gmt":"2004-10-19T21:47:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.law.harvard.edu\/formerlyknownas\/2004\/10\/19\/legal-reform-is-still-halting"},"modified":"2011-08-05T14:58:20","modified_gmt":"2011-08-05T18:58:20","slug":"legal-reform-is-still-halting-at-best","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/archive.blogs.harvard.edu\/ethicalesq\/2004\/10\/19\/legal-reform-is-still-halting-at-best\/","title":{"rendered":"legal reform is still HALTing at best"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a name='a2529'><\/a><\/p>\n<p><P><FONT face=\"Times New Roman,Times,Serif\" size=\"2\">The legal reform group <\/FONT><A href=\"http:\/\/www.halt.org\/about_halt\/\"><FONT face=\"Times New Roman,Times,Serif\" size=\"2\">HALT<\/FONT><\/A><FONT face=\"Times New Roman,Times,Serif\" size=\"2\"> just emailed its October&nbsp;<EM>eJournal<\/EM> and, as usual, it is filled with interesting material, and points to more.&nbsp; For example:<\/FONT><\/P><br \/>\n<UL><br \/>\n<UL><br \/>\n<LI><A href=\"http:\/\/www.halt.org\/about_halt\/in_the_news\/2004\/kstp-5_oct_10_2004.php\"><FONT face=\"Times New Roman,Times,Serif\" color=\"black\" size=\"2\">Is Minnesota&#8217;s Lawyer Discipline Board too Lenient?<\/FONT><\/A><FONT face=\"Times New Roman,Times,Serif\"><FONT size=\"2\">&nbsp; Specifically, should a lawyer convicted for possessing child porn be disbarred, or merely have his license suspended for five years?<\/FONT> <\/FONT><br \/>\n<LI><FONT size=\"2\"><FONT face=\"Times New Roman,Times,Serif\"><EM>Everyday Law Series<\/EM>: <\/FONT><A href=\"http:\/\/www.halt.org\/legal_information_clearinghouse\/everyday_law\/your_right_to_vote.php\"><FONT face=\"Times New Roman,Times,Serif\" color=\"black\">Your Right to Vote!<\/FONT><\/A><FONT face=\"Times New Roman,Times,Serif\">&nbsp; Lots of information and links.<\/FONT><\/FONT><\/LI><\/UL><\/UL><br \/>\n<P><FONT face=\"Times New Roman,Times,Serif\" size=\"2\">You can find the very first HALT&nbsp;<EM>eJournal<\/EM> <\/FONT><A href=\"http:\/\/www.halt.org\/newsletters\/08_25_2003.htm\"><FONT face=\"Times New Roman,Times,Serif\" size=\"2\">here<\/FONT><\/A><FONT face=\"Times New Roman,Times,Serif\" size=\"2\">,&nbsp;including a box to request the free monthly email edition.&nbsp; There is a pull-down menu in the righthand margin of the HALT homepage for quick access to the <A href=\"http:\/\/www.halt.org\"><FONT color=\"black\">Archived eJournal<\/FONT><\/A>.<\/FONT><\/P><br \/>\n<P align=\"left\"><FONT face=\"Arial\" size=\"2\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/cyber.law.harvard.edu\/blogs\/static\/ethicalesq\/delays.gif\" alt=\"expect delays\" \/><\/FONT><\/P><br \/>\n<P align=\"left\"><FONT face=\"Arial\" size=\"2\"><\/FONT>&nbsp;<\/P><br \/>\n<BLOCKQUOTE><br \/>\n<BLOCKQUOTE><br \/>\n<P align=\"left\"><SPAN><FONT face=\"Geneva,Arial,Sans-Serif\" size=\"2\">swatting a fly<BR>looking at<BR>a mountain<\/FONT><\/SPAN><\/P><\/BLOCKQUOTE><\/BLOCKQUOTE><br \/>\n<P align=\"left\"><SPAN><FONT face=\"Arial\" size=\"2\"><\/FONT><\/SPAN>&nbsp;<\/P><br \/>\n<BLOCKQUOTE><br \/>\n<BLOCKQUOTE><br \/>\n<BLOCKQUOTE><br \/>\n<BLOCKQUOTE><br \/>\n<BLOCKQUOTE><br \/>\n<P align=\"left\"><SPAN><FONT face=\"Arial\" size=\"2\">they huff and puff<BR>up the hill&#8230;<BR>paper fans flitting<\/FONT><\/SPAN><\/P><br \/>\n<BLOCKQUOTE><br \/>\n<BLOCKQUOTE><br \/>\n<BLOCKQUOTE><br \/>\n<P align=\"left\"><SPAN><FONT face=\"Arial\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <A href=\"http:\/\/webusers.xula.edu\/dlanoue\/issa\/index.html\"><STRONG><FONT face=\"Times New Roman,Times,Serif\" color=\"red\" size=\"1\"><EM>Issa<\/EM><\/FONT><\/STRONG><\/A><FONT><FONT face=\"Times New Roman,Times,Serif\" size=\"1\"><EM><FONT color=\"red\">,<\/FONT> translated by Prof. <\/EM><\/FONT><A href=\"http:\/\/blogs.law.harvard.edu\/ethicalesq\/2004\/06\/03#a1610\"><FONT face=\"Times New Roman,Times,Serif\" color=\"#000000\" size=\"1\"><STRONG><EM>David G. Lanoue<\/EM><\/STRONG><\/FONT><\/A>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/cyber.law.harvard.edu\/blogs\/static\/ethicalesq\/scalesrichpoor.jpg\" alt=\"scales rich poor\" \/><\/FONT><\/FONT><\/SPAN><BR><\/P><\/BLOCKQUOTE><\/BLOCKQUOTE><\/BLOCKQUOTE><\/BLOCKQUOTE><\/BLOCKQUOTE><\/BLOCKQUOTE><\/BLOCKQUOTE><\/BLOCKQUOTE><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The legal reform group HALT just emailed its October&nbsp;eJournal and, as usual, it is filled with interesting material, and points to more.&nbsp; For example: Is Minnesota&#8217;s Lawyer Discipline Board too Lenient?&nbsp; Specifically, should a lawyer convicted for possessing child porn be disbarred, or merely have his license suspended for five years? 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