http://pando.com/2014/01/27/no-second-chance-for-stephen-glass-the-long-strange-downfall-of-a-journalistic-wunderkind/
By Adam L. Penenberg
PandoDaily.com
January 27, 2014
The California Supreme Court has denied disgraced former journalist
Stephen Glass a license to practice law.
Pointing out in its ruling that "Glass's journalistic dishonesty was not a
single lapse of judgment" but "involved significant deceit sustained
unremittingly for a period of years" - made the more reprehensible because
it took place "while he was pursuing a law degree and license to practice
law, when the importance of honesty should have gained new meaning and
significance for him" -- the court found that Glass had not adequately
redeemed himself.
For all of Glass' past history -- and I’ll get to that, at length, in a
moment -- the judgment is remarkable. The last time California barred a
lawyer before he’d even practiced his first case, it involved a man named
Eben Gossage, who served three years for killing his sister then returned
to prison for possession of heroin.
If you recall, Glass was The New Republic associate editor who in the late
1990s fabricated in whole or part dozens of articles, mostly published in
The New Republic but also for Harpers, Rolling Stone, and the now defunct
George magazine. At the time, it was the journalism scandal to end all
journalism scandals. Glass vanished for a while, heading off to law school
(and a brief stint as an improv comedian) before finally passing the
California bar exam in 2009. The California State Bar promptly banned him
from practicing, based on his prior moral turpitude, a decision he
successfully appealed. The case wound through the courts, leading to
today’s final decision by the state’s Supreme Court.
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