June 24, 2021.
“The suspension won’t affect Giuliani’s ability to act as a lobbyist or do security consulting, but will likely will prevent him FROM PRACTICING LAW IN JURISDICTIONS EVEN BEYOND NEW YORK, said David S. Weinstein, a former federal prosecutor.
GIULIANI WOULD BE OBLIGATED TO TELL OTHER STATES ABOUT THE SUSPENSION, he said, which “in all likelihood will cause them to say, ‘You won’t be able to practice here.’”
• An appeals court suspended Rudy Giuliani from practicing law in New York because he made false statements while trying to get courts to overturn Donald Trump’s loss in the presidential race. An attorney disciplinary committee asked the court to suspend Giuliani’s license saying he had made false statements to the courts, the public and lawmakers as he pushed theories that the election was stolen through fraud.
• Giuliani claimed the investigation into his conduct violated his First Amendment right of free speech and that he did not knowingly make false statements, according to the decision.
• The court rejected those arguments, noting that in Pennsylvania, GIULIANI FAILED TO “PROVIDE A SCINTILLA OF EVIDENCE FOR ANY OF THE VARYING AND WILDLY INCONSISTENT NUMBERS of dead people he factually represented voted in Philadelphia during the 2020 presidential election.”
• Giuliani could also face consequences in Georgia, where he made statements to legislative committees casting doubt on the legitimacy of that state’s election that are cited in the New York court’s decision. Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis has opened a criminal investigation into potential attempts to influence the 2020 election in Georgia, including looking into “the making of false statements to state and local governmental bodies.”
• Giuliani would be obligated to tell other states about the suspension, he said, which “in all likelihood will cause them to say, ‘You won’t be able to practice here.’”
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