- How Appealing. Ninth Circuit tosses suit against John Yoo for his conduct as OLC lawyer. The Ninth Circuit's opinion: Download Padilla Yoo 9th Cir Here's the "Legal Ethics Scholars" amicus brief, which has an interesting section about authorities upholding the criminal prosecution of lawyers: Download 012210yooamicus1
- WSJ: SEC targets defense lawyers for conflicts of interest and the representation of witnesses. Some of what the SEC is complaining about -- e.g., the representation of multiple witnesses who, in the SEC's view, have conflicting interests -- could be valid but could also be the government's hostility to active, aggressive, and appropriate defense tactics.
UPDATE: At Prawfsblawg, one of the drafters of the Legal Ethics Scholars brief has furthr thoughts about the Padilla v. Yoo case. More thoughts, by Steve Vladeck, at Lawfare.