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Rory Fleming
Rory Fleming is an attorney and legal journalist. His journalism and academic work has been cited in the Minnesota Law Review, Wisconsin Law Review. Hofstra Law Review, U. of St. Thomas Law Review, Harvard Law and Policy Review, UC Berkeley Journal of Criminal Law, the American Journal of Criminal Law and more.
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Despite Ethics Rules, Top Prosecutor Against Bail Reform Has Close Ties to GOP

Orange County DA David Hoovler has repeatedly spoken at Republican Party political events — in apparent violation of the ethics rules of the prosecutors’ association he led.

February 18, 2022
How New York Lets Prosecutors Off The Hook for Misconduct

Not a single prosecutor appeared to have been disciplined for on-the-job misconduct in 2019. Even the state prosecutors association supports reforms.

September 1, 2021
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