| 23-657 |
Michelle MacDonald v. Minnesota Office of Lawyers Professional Responsibility |
Minnesota |
2023-12-18 |
Denied |
Response Waived |
attorney-discipline attorney-speech client-rights constitutional-rights first-amendment free-speech government-power judicial-discipline judicial-integrity professional-conduct |
Whether a free speech right to impugn judicial integrity must be recognized for attorneys in order to reclaim their First Amendment Rights in invoking… |
| 21-263 |
Kimbro Stephens Insurance Trust, et al. v. James E. Smith, Jr., et al. |
Arkansas |
2021-08-24 |
Denied |
Response Waived |
attorney-termination bankruptcy bankruptcy-procedure civil-procedure client-rights due-process first-amendment fourteenth-amendment lawyer-discharge legal-malpractice standing |
Whether a client has a right to discharge a lawyer at any time |
| 19-8859 |
Brian A. Maus v. Scott Eckstein, Warden |
Seventh Circuit |
2020-06-29 |
Denied |
Response WaivedIFP |
appellate-procedure attorney-withdrawal client-rights counsel-withdrawal criminal-procedure criminal-rights due-process evidence-suppression ineffective-assistance no-merit-brief |
Can appellant counsel withdraw off of the petitioners case, because the petitioner wouldn't agree to allow appellate counsel to file a no-merit brief? |
| 18-1136 |
Beverly L. Hennager v. Troutman Sanders LLP |
Fourth Circuit |
2019-03-01 |
Denied |
Response Waived |
attorney-fees charging-liens civil-procedure civil-rights client-rights constitutional-rights due-process equal-protection fourteenth-amendment legal-ethics legal-fees pro-se-representation standing |
Whether charging liens should be clarified to apply only to judgments obtained with the lawyer's assistance, not client funds, to protect constitution… |
| 18-922 |
Abraham M. Fisch v. Texas |
Texas |
2019-01-16 |
Denied |
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attorney-fees client-rights criminal-defense-attorney criminal-procedure due-process excessive-fines forfeiture sixth-amendment standard-of-review |
What is the appropriate standard of review for the forfeiture of attorney's fees? |