Spanning four trials and twenty years, the Harry Bridges saga marked one of the most brutal and longest civil litigation battles in American history in the deportation context. Even after the Supreme Court called it a relentless “crusade,” and a veritable case of “man’s intolerance to man,” the Executive lawyers and FBI investigators still relentlessly pursued the imprisonment and deportation of one man – Harry Bridges.
Attorney, author and adjunct professor Peter Afrasiabi examines the ethical issues related to federal disqualification motions by delving into the fascinating Harry Ellis case and examining President Trump’s calls to disqualify Judge Gonzalo Curiel from his civil fraud case due to his Mexican heritage. By analyzing a number of additional case examples, Peter also highlights the questions related to the timing of bringing these motions, when you should (and should not) bring such motions and the ethical issues associated with disqualification motions. Peter discusses these common scenarios: a judge’s prior relationship with parties, a judge’s prior relationship with a witness, a judge’s prior relationship with lawyer, a judge’s public commentary on issues and disqualification motions brought on race-charges.
From battles with Madonna over the “Material Girl” brand to fair use disputes with the Eagles’ Don Henley to protecting such iconic brands as Bettie Page in trademark and trade dress disputes, Peter R. Afrasiabi primarily handles copyright, trademark, and entertainment disputes.