“We Can’t Breathe”: Police / Community Relations and the Local Government Attorney
Posted
05 Jun 2020 in Commentary
As lawyers, the ABA model rules of professional conduct tell us that we “should seek improvement of the law, access to the legal system, the administration of justice and the quality of service rendered by the legal profession.” [i] Further, as lawyers we are instructed to further the public's understanding of and confidence in the rule of law and the justice system because legal institutions in a constitutional democracy depend on popular participation and support to maintain their authority. A lawyer...