Bar applicants should not have to disclose a history of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, sexual harassment or stalking, the ABA House of Delegates said Tuesday.

The House of Delegates overwhelmingly adopted a measure seeking to strengthen protections for victims of gender-based violence at the ABA Annual Meeting in Chicago on Tuesday.

A strong group of attorneys advances and protects the law—and the ABA is and will continue to be the power behind those efforts, ABA President-elect Michelle Behnke said.

Federal judges didn’t violate ethical rules by refusing to hire law clerks from Columbia University or Columbia Law School, according to a review panel of the judicial council of the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals at New Orleans.

Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas’s lavish travel provided by Republican donor Harlan Crow included two more flights aboard the billionaire’s private jet that were not publicly disclosed, according to a letter Monday from Sen. Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) to Crow’s attorney.

The House of Delegates addressed the use of forensic genetic genealogy at the ABA Annual Meeting in Chicago on Monday.

At the ABA Annual Meeting on Monday, the House of Delegates considered a resolution that addresses police questioning of minors.

Many firms already credit pro bono hours toward their attorneys’ billable hours. But what about the time attorneys devote to bar association activities and diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives?

The U.S. Congress should enact legislation that establishes a State Judicial Threat Intelligence and Resource Center, the House of Delegates said at the ABA Annual Meeting in Chicago on Monday.

The days of law students working in field placements for credit without monetary compensation may be coming to a close. The House of Delegates resolved Monday at the ABA Annual Meeting to urge law schools to let students receive payment and course credit for field placements.