Interesting article about legal ethics, "extortion," trying a case in the press, and the David Letterman affair. . . . . Following the fall of Detroit mayor Kwame Kilpatrick, the lawyer who leaked emails to the press was subject to a discipline hearing, which continues with twists and turns. . . . . Prof. David WIlkins, of Harvard, has received the inaugural J. Clay Smith Award from Howard University School of Law. The award recognized Wilkins "for his work on the status and development of black lawyers in the legal profession." . . . . Article here about the trial against famed lawyer, Richard "Racehorse" Haynes, concerning his representation of a criminal defendant who has now alleged that Haynes's defense was conflicted and incompetent.