Legal Ethics

The Méndez Principles: The Case for US Legislation on Law Enforcement Interviews

by Rebecca Shaeffer

Jun 29th, 2021

The Méndez Principles: Beware Crossing the Line to Psychological Torture

by Nils Melzer and Steven J. Barela

Jun 25th, 2021

The Méndez Principles: A Focus on the Exclusionary Rule

by Pavle Kilibarda and Gloria Gaggioli

Jun 22nd, 2021

The Méndez Principles: Sharpening the View on Interrogation and Utilitarianism

by Steven J. Barela

Jun 17th, 2021

The Méndez Principles: Building Rapport and Trust in Interrogations to Elicit Reliable Information

by Laure Brimbal, Steven Kleinman, Simon Oleszkiewicz and Christian Meissner

Jun 15th, 2021

The Méndez Principles: The Need to Update the Army Field Manual on Interrogation for the 21st Century

by Susan Brandon and Mark Fallon

Jun 11th, 2021

The Méndez Principles: Emergence and Global Expansion of Non-Coercive Interviewing

by Ray Bull, Asbjørn Rachlew and Mary Schollum

Jun 8th, 2021

The Méndez Principles: Science Shows Interrogation is Too Serious for Amateurs

by Shane O'Mara

Jun 3rd, 2021

The Méndez Principles: A New Standard for Effective Interviewing by Police and Others, While Respecting Human Rights

by Juan E. Méndez and Vanessa Drummond

Jun 1st, 2021

The Méndez Principles: Leadership to Transform Interrogation via Science, Law, and Ethics

by Steven J. Barela and Mark Fallon

Jun 1st, 2021

Stopping Torture: Why Professional Governance Failed, and How It Can Do Better

by Gregg Bloche

May 4th, 2021

Trump Has a “Right to Pursue Legal Challenges” to Election, But Not Without the Facts

by James Wagstaffe

Nov 13th, 2020

How to Restore Ethics to the U.S. Department of State

by Donald K. Sherman

Nov 13th, 2020

Destroying Federal Documents During a Presidential Transition Is a Federal Crime

by Richard Painter

Nov 5th, 2020

A Conflict of Interest Raises Questions for State Department’s Top Lawyer

by Danielle Schulkin

Aug 14th, 2020

An Open Letter to Connecticut U.S. Attorney John Durham

by Fred Wertheimer

Aug 6th, 2020

Politically Motivated Prosecutions Part II: Refuse, Report, Resign

by Kristy Parker and Erica Newland

Jul 28th, 2020

Politically-Motivated Prosecutions Part I: Legal Obligations and Ethical Duties of Prosecutors

by Erica Newland and Kristy Parker

Jul 27th, 2020

Why 27 Distinguished DC Lawyers Filed a Complaint with Bar Association Against Attorney General Barr

by Scott Harshbarger

Jul 22nd, 2020

Barr Ignores Settled Justice Department Policies in Run-Up to 2020 Elections

by Fred Wertheimer

May 7th, 2020

Law Day and the Need for Virtue in Government Lawyering

by Joshua Geltzer

May 1st, 2020

A “Twitter Chat” About COVID-19: Ethical Dilemmas in a Pandemic

by Alyssa Burgart, MD, MA

Mar 17th, 2020