Pretrial Publicity: Do Attorneys Have Anything to Fear after the Microphone Is Turned Off
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Riedmann-Weis, Francie C.
Issue Date
1992
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Journal Article
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INTRODUCTION|The American Bar Association ("ABA") has adopted the ABA Model Rules of Professional Conduct as the suggested governing rules for attorney ethics. According to ABA Model Rule of Professional Conduct 3.6 ("MR 3.6"), an attorney cannot make publicly disseminated extrajudicial statements "if the lawyer knows or reasonably should know that it will have a substantial likelihood of materially prejudicing an adjudicative proceeding." A majority of states have adopted a standard similar to that expressed in MR 3.6 in an attempt to regulate an attorney's out-of-court statements. Most of the remaining states have retained a standard similar to that contained in Disciplinary Rule 7-107 ("DR 7-107"), the ABA predecessor to MR 3.6.4 According to DR 7-107, an attorney is prohibited from disseminating statements that are "reasonably likely" to prejudice a proceeding...
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25 Creighton L. Rev. 1215 (1991-1992)
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Creighton University School of Law