Mark Dubois Mark Dubois

Some day, law students learning about the common law may study the Litchfield elephants case for what it shows about how new concepts, values and sensibilities can redefine and reshape what is at its core the flexible and adaptable system of common law. If I teach ethics again, I might include the case on the final exam because of what it teaches us about Rule 3.1 and the mandate that lawyers only bring nonfrivolous matters to courts.