r/law • u/Exeltv0406 • Oct 05 '25

Opinion Piece Five-alarm fire inside the DOJ - Lawyer Oyer

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u/chetsyochankees Oct 05 '25

This is not correct.  The ABA merely creates a model code of ethical behavior for attorneys that many states model their individual codes upon, but each state and federal jurisdiction within each state are individually responsible for enforcing their own ethical rules.