Friday, May 16, 2008
Judicial Speech
The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court seeks comments on proposed revisions of its Code of Judicial Conduct as it pertains to public comments by judges. If adopted, the new rule will (among other things) allow a judge greater freedom to respond to criticism and to participate in educational activities. The above link takes you to a red-lined version of the propsed rule. (Mike Frisch)
http://lawprofessors.typepad.com/legal_profession/2008/05/judicial-speech.html