Legal experts conclude courts do not reliably punish evident cheating
Evidence
“I used to believe in the idea that justice would prevail if you worked hard enough at it,” he said recently. “I thought if judges saw cheating right in front of them, they’d do something about it. The Woburn case gave me a depressing dose of reality.” — Jonathan Harr, A Civil Action, 3127
Categorization
- corroborated: 2 independent passages support this claim — Jonathan Harr, A Civil Action, 3127
- XREF: connects to: Prosecutorial misconduct is rarely investigated or punished despite clear wrongdoing — Many cheat, but only prosecutors get away with it; Sanctions for litigation misconduct are frequently reversed or modified on appeal — Lawyers Acting Badly, or Not? Misconduct in IP Litigation; In no-fault divorce systems, courts don’t punish infidelity in asset division or alimony — Does Cheating Matter in a Divorce? (+4 more)
Related
- Prosecutorial misconduct is rarely investigated or punished despite clear wrongdoing
#corroborates(0.80) — Many cheat, but only prosecutors get away with it - Sanctions for litigation misconduct are frequently reversed or modified on appeal
#corroborates(0.75) — Lawyers Acting Badly, or Not? Misconduct in IP Litigation - In no-fault divorce systems, courts don’t punish infidelity in asset division or alimony
#qualifies(0.70) — Does Cheating Matter in a Divorce? - Courts won’t punish or reward either side based on moral fault like affairs
#qualifies(0.70) — Infidelity and Divorce in California: What It Really Means for Your Case
Broader Connections
- Legal legitimacy is structural contingency, not shared conviction
#complicates(0.85) - Narrow concepts of legal validity fail to prevent official abuse of power
#corroborates(0.75) — HLA Hart, The Concept of Law (Clarendon Law…, 502 - Appellate courts must accept a fact-finder’s findings even when wrong
#complicates(0.60) — Frederick Schauer, Thinking Like a Lawyer, 388