tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-221720579048947824.post4178754771689241383..comments2024-03-28T12:41:06.331-05:00Comments on Professional Responsibility Blog: IL lawyer in trouble for deception in the process of investigating compliance with the lawProfessor Alberto Bernabehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05249350712732072457noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-221720579048947824.post-88468597795551679632011-05-26T09:07:54.071-05:002011-05-26T09:07:54.071-05:00I do not know if the JMLS clinic does this but I d...I do not know if the JMLS clinic does this but I do know there are cases out there on the subject. I suspect, as so often happens, that the results are mixed and may depend on the type of investigation. It would be interesting to do a search to see if the case law is consistent on the issue. Unfortunately, I do not know of any such study or articles that discuss the question. My understanding is that investigations for the purpose of determining discrimination in housing (for example) is looked at differently than other types of deception including deception by prosecutors (remember the <i>Pautler</i> case?)Professor Alberto Bernabehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05249350712732072457noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-221720579048947824.post-49301574972148456142011-05-22T15:11:25.172-05:002011-05-22T15:11:25.172-05:00Doesn't the JMLS Fair Housing Clinic conduct &...Doesn't the JMLS Fair Housing Clinic conduct "sting operations" wherein law students of different ethnicities express interest in apartments to test the landlords out for discrimination? I wonder what the implications are for that. Seems to me that this sort of thing should be treated similarly to when police go undercover. (Especially when the attorney in this case was engaged in a law-enforcement function).CarrieBethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16495203913188436517noreply@blogger.com