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Problems in Legal Ethics Keyed to Schwartz, 14th Ed.
In re Glass
Citation:
316 P.3d 1199, 58 Cal.4th 500, 167 Cal.Rptr.3d 87 (2014)Facts
Stephen Glass worked as a journalist for The New Republic from 1995 to 1998, during which time he fabricated material for more than 40 articles. His fabrications included invented quotations, sources, events, and supporting materials to deceive fact-checkers. Many of his articles contained falsehoods that reflected negatively on individuals, political groups, and ethnic minorities. Glass was also attending Georgetown University Law School during this period. After his exposure in 1998, Glass was fired. He completed law school, passed the New York bar exam in 2000, and applied to the New York bar in 2002, but withdrew his application after being informally notified it would be rejected. In his New York bar application, he exaggerated his cooperation with journals and failed to provide a complete list of his fabricated articles. Glass moved to California in 2004, passed the California bar exam in 2006, and applied for admission in 2007. The Committee of Bar Examiners denied his application, leading to hearings where Glass presented evidence of rehabilitation through therapy, character witnesses, and professional conduct as a law clerk.
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