The Daily Fuckup

Rudy Giuliani was temporarily suspended from practicing law in New York on June 24, 2021, in an interim order that will stay in place while disciplinary proceedings continue. The appellate court said the record before it showed enough to remove him from practice right away, but the suspension was not a final ruling on the underlying discipline case.

The order followed months in which Giuliani served as one of the most visible legal and political advocates for Donald Trump’s effort to reverse the 2020 election results. In court filings, public appearances and interviews, he repeated claims of election fraud that had been rejected in multiple forums by courts and election officials.

What changed on June 24 was his status as an attorney. The court’s interim suspension meant Giuliani could not practice law in New York while the disciplinary matter moves forward. The judges described the evidence as serious enough to warrant immediate action rather than waiting for the case to work its way through the full process.

The ruling adds formal professional consequences to a post-election campaign that had already failed in court. It also shows that lawyers do not get a pass on ethics rules just because the arguments they are making are politically convenient or tied to a former president. The suspension does not decide the final discipline case, but it does put Giuliani off the active rolls for now.

The broader takeaway is simple: Giuliani’s role in Trump’s post-election push has now produced direct fallout inside the legal profession. The New York court did not settle every question about his conduct. It did, however, decide that the evidence was strong enough to justify an immediate, temporary suspension.