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1) Senator Miriam Defensor-Santiago was accused of violating the Code of Professional Responsibility for statements she made against the Chief Justice and Supreme Court in a privilege speech. 2) Specifically, she said she wanted to "spit on the face" of the Chief Justice and called the Supreme Court a "Court of idiots". 3) The Supreme Court found that her statements were intemperate, highly improper, offensive, and violated the canons requiring lawyers to use respectful language and maintain respect for t
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