Court Denies Stephen Glass Ability To Practice Law........ of "Shattered Glass" movie fame
(One of my favorite movies with Hayden Christensen as main actor. )
The California Supreme Court on Monday denied a law license to a disgraced former journalist who was caught fabricating dozens of stories for major national magazines.
The unanimous seven-judge court ruled that Stephen Glass had insufficiently rehabilitated himself in the years since his misdeeds, saying he "failed to carry his heavy burden of establishing his rehabilitation and current fitness."
Glass' misdeeds stunned the profession when they were uncovered in 1998. His widely publicized fall from grace earned the rising star a prominent place in the pantheon of journalistic cheats and scoundrels such as Janet Cooke and Jayson Blair — two prominent reporters caught fabricating quotes, sources and entire stories.
Glass' ethical missteps were turned into the Hollywood movie "Shattered Glass" and recounted in his novel "The Fabulist," for which he earned $190,000.
Glass, 41, now works as a paralegal for a Los Angeles law firm and lives in a suburb. Through his lawyer, Glass declined an interview request.
Attorney Jon Eisenberg said his client "appreciates the court's consideration of his application and respects the court's decision."
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/01/27/stephen-glass-lawyer-license-ruling_n_4671820.html
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0323944/
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