"The absence of a clearly articulated, binding code of ethics for the justices of the court imperils the legitimacy of the court," the ABA measure said. Given the American Bar Association's vast size ...

A model code of conduct for state and local judges spells out, for the first time, that they are to avoid "sexual advances, requests for sexual favors" and other such unwelcome behavior. Ethics and ...

The near-sacred duty of attorneys to guard their clients’ secrets became less absolute Tuesday when the American Bar Assn. changed its ethics code to allow lawyers to report wrongdoing to corporate ...

The two main resources for ethics research are ethics rules and ethics opinions. The American Bar Association and state and local bar associations have written or adopted rules of ethics by which ...

Given the American Bar Association's vast size and influence in the legal profession, its call this week for the U.S. Supreme Court to adopt a judicial ethics code is expected to draw plenty of notice ...