Today in Supreme Court History: August 27

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Aug 26, 2025
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In re Disbarment of N. Deday LaRene, 518 U.S. 1046 (decided August 27, 1996): criminal defense attorney disbarred after he got in with his gangster clients and was indicted for embezzlement and tax evasion (73 F.3d 64), though that didn’t slow him down: his firm’s web site, http://www.lareneandkriger.com, says he’s admitted in the Supreme Court, even though he’s never been reinstated

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