Lawyers: Baseball Players Cheat. Response: Lawyers are Unethical

Typical New York Times, go for the sensationalistic side of the story and completely ignore any of the broader implications.

A bunch of Lawyers associated with the Government's attempts to use the information from the drug testing done by Major League Baseball (with the assurance that the tests would be destroyed and nobody's name would be revealed) leak information in violation of a court order, and all the N.Y. Times can come up with is "Boston won the World Series by cheating!"

The Times completely ignores the fact that the Lawyers that leaked that information to the New York Times violated a Court Order to do so. Maybe that's because taking the violation of the court order in account would result in not being able to run the story.

What's a little unethical behavior compared to being able to attack the Red Sox?

(By unethical, I mean the actions of the lawyers.)

The New York Times has put there reports in the position of being forced to testify as to who leaked the sealed information. If they refuse to testify, the Judge could hold them in contempt of court until they do. There is no reporter-source confidentiality recognized by the American Court system.

As to the lawyers, they to face charges of contempt of court, possibly including Criminal Contempt. They also face the possibility of disciplinary proceeding before a Bar Association and could have their licenses revoked permanently.

BTW, those lawyers don't necessarily work for the Government. They could work for MLB. If it turns out that lawyers for MLB are the source of the leak you can expect the proverbial SH** to hit the fan with the Players' Union.


Here's a little tid-bit for those Lawyers to consider, the people hurt by your behavior have nothing to lose by filing ethics complaints with the bar association for the area you are located in. I'm sure the Bar Association would be interested in learning your names.