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‘Undue hardship’ is too strict a standard to discharge student loans in bankruptcy, ABA argues

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Country is divided, and lawyers can lead toward progress, says ABA President-elect Deborah Enix-Ross

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ABA House addresses treatment of children and youths in pair of resolutions

Education Law

School dress codes mandating skirts for girls may violate Title IX, 4th Circuit rules

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Private prisons are a failed experiment with ‘perverse and immoral incentives,’ ABA House says in calling for their end

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ABA House encourages prosecutors to collect and publish case data

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Congress should study slavery reparations and address racial disparities in incarceration, ABA House says

Ross Essay Contest

Law student who sees ‘healing and beauty’ in writing wins ABA Journal’s 2021 Ross essay contest for legal fiction

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Human rights violations at American Indian boarding schools must be investigated, ABA House says

Constitutional Law

Abortion opponents cite Justice Ginsburg in arguments to overturn Roe v. Wade

Ethics

Law professors Stephen and Barbara Gillers turn breakfast chats into legal ethics podcast

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When creating return-to-work policies, consider groups hardest-hit by pandemic

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‘Terrible things happening’ presents a great opportunity, says ABA Medal recipient Lawrence Fox

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ABA House votes to oppose laws that ban transgender student athletes

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‘The sun is rising on the rule of law in the United States,’ says incoming ABA President Reginald Turner

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Governments should adopt the ABA’s best practices recommendations for police body-worn cameras, ABA House says

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Lawyers have been flexible with change, but more can be done, ABA President Refo says

Criminal Justice

Police want to speak with disgruntled client after divorce lawyer is killed

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Obama makes surprise virtual appearance at ABA Thurgood Marshall event honoring civil rights lawyer

Criminal Justice

Use of racketeering statute against singer R. Kelly, whose trial starts this week, may be ‘uncharted territory’

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