June 29, 2010 (legal ethics items)

Fewer items than usual, as I've been out of town.       . . . . .       A party to an arbitration cannot file a meritless claim against the assigned arbitrator and hope to get the arbitrator recused for a conflict -- at least not in California.       . . . . .       A Michigan judge's race-conscious decision to reject a defendant's peremptory challenge of a potential juror may result in an ethics investigation of the judge.       . . . . . .       Legal humor: The Reasonably Prudent Law Student has some suggestions about t-shirts jurors should not wear to court, in light of this case.  And Kevin Underhill's Lowering the Bar offers a chewy analysis of a jury trial over those inedible Easter candy's -- Peeps.       . . . . .        K&L Gates says that law is a contact sport and it therefore likes "sassy" lawyers.  (h/t: The Careerist, an ALM blog)       . . . . .      If the Republicans win the House or Senate, this story about the DOJ's handling of a voter intimidation matter -- called the "Black Panther matter in some circles -- will be heavily investigated.