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Stephen Marcus is an attorney volunteer with Lawyers Defending American Democracy and an adjunct professor at Georgetown Law School. He has litigated civil cases for more than 30 years, including disputes relating to lawyers and law firms, and currently teaches legal ethics.

Trump’s Election Lawyers Must Heed Their Ethical Duties

Attorneys Stephen Marcus and Bruce Kuhlik discuss the ethical responsibilities of lawyers in the context of predicted attempts by Donald Trump and his allies to undermine the 2024 U.S. presidential election. The authors argue that lawyers considering advocating unsubstantiated claims of election fraud should learn from the disciplinary actions taken against Trump’s 2020 election lawyers, adhere to their ethical duties, and follow the example of those who refused to violate their obligations to their profession and the Constitution after the 2020 election despite significant pressure to do so.

Subjects: Congress, Constitutional Law, Election Law, Legal Research, United States Law