Newest Issue - June 2016

A new dawn for Cuba as it opens for business

Features

• Contentious battles between couples over frozen embryos raise legal and ethical dilemmas
• After Obergefell: How the Supreme Court ruling on same-sex marriage has affected other areas of law

President's Letter

• Equal Justice for All: The time is now; the rule of law also applies to the poor

Letters

• Letters: Heartless Depositions

The National Pulse

• Police routinely read juveniles their Miranda rights, but do kids really understand them?
• Are private education programs for shoplifters a second chance or extortion?

Business of Law

• Howard Law grads get major law firm attention
• McCarthy Tétrault chooses nonlawyer to redesign firm
• How much is that website?
• Replicas and animations can help present a winning case

Report from Governmental Affairs

• ABA says the reauthorized Older Americans Act will give nation's seniors a stronger safety net

Precedents

• June 8, 1968: James Earl Ray is captured

The Practice

• Honesty is the best policy for character-and-fitness screenings
• Dear Sir/Madam: How should you handle writing salutations and signatures?
• What Adele and Taylor Swift can teach you about finding justice

Opening Statements

• California lawyer pledges to fund college for 27 kindergartners
• 10 Questions: Crafting tech solutions for legal aid
• Legislators see bias in taxes on feminine hygiene products

Supreme Court Report

• Court says criminal defendants should be allowed to pay lawyers with 'untainted' funds

Your ABA

• Veterans Village of San Diego provides holistic services, including homeless court and legal aid
• Proposals to amend law school accreditation standards would require more focus on grads' bar passage
• ABA Announcements

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