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End use of prisoners for unpaid hard labor, ABA House of Delegates urges

At the 2023 ABA Annual Meeting in Denver on Monday, the ABA House of Delegates called for the end of using prisoners to conduct unpaid hard labor.



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US will hold Russians accountable for war crimes in Ukraine, AG Merrick Garland says

U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland called upon the American Bar Association to support victims of the Russian war on Ukraine at the ABA Annual Meeting in Denver on Monday.



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Plea bargaining principles will create a more 'fair and just system,' task force co-chair says



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ABA president tells House of Delegates to 'keep moving' and 'keep climbing'

Deborah Enix-Ross, in her final speech as president of the ABA, encouraged the House of Delegates to “keep climbing.”



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ABA task force recommends ethics and transparency changes for Supreme Court

The U.S. Supreme Court should adopt and publish a code of conduct, according to recommendations released Friday by an ABA task force created to recommend steps to increase the public’s trust and understanding of the judiciary.



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Federal appeals judge should be suspended for failing to cooperate in mental fitness probe, report says

A special committee appointed to investigate the competence of a 96-year-old federal appeals judge is recommending that she be suspended from hearing all cases for a year for failing to cooperate in the probe.



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Was slap that left mark child abuse? Suspended judge who sought to hide son's act didn't think so

A judge in Wayne County, Michigan, has been censured and suspended for six months without pay for hiding evidence that her son had physically abused one of her grandsons.



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2023 Margaret Brent Award honorees serve as 'role models for all women'

The Commission on Women in the Profession will honor Justice Sabrina S. McKenna, Melissa Murray, Yvette Ostolaza, Deborah Willig and Jill Wine-Banks with the Margaret Brent Women Lawyers of Achievement Award at the 2023 ABA Annual Meeting.



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Talent wars led to record-high salaries for class of 2022 law grads, new NALP report says

Talent wars helped push the national median salary for class of 2022 law graduates to a record high of $85,000, according to figures released Wednesday by the National Association for Law Placement.



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ABA members convene in Denver for 2023 annual meeting

The 2023 ABA Annual Meeting runs from Wednesday, Aug. 2, through Tuesday, Aug. 8, at the Colorado Convention Center.



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