Holder, Gay Marriage and Health Care on ABA House Agenda #ABAChicago
The ABA’s policy-making House of Delegates begins its two-day session this morning, and U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder’s address at 2:30 p.m. CT promises to be one of its marquee events.
Among the high-profile items on the 555-member House’s calendar are resolutions that:
• Urge repeal of a portion of the federal Defense of Marriage Act that denies federal marital benefits and protections to lawfully married same-sex spouses.
• Reaffirm support of federal legislation that would ensure every American access to quality health care regardless of the person’s income.
• Ask courts to refrain from declaring that a lawyer has committed misconduct absent an opportunity to be heard and a finding that the conduct was intentional or a violation of a disciplinary rule or law.
William H. Gates Sr., a Seattle lawyer and father of Microsoft’s Bill Gates, will receive the ABA Medal, the association’s highest honor, at 10 a.m. CT today.
The ABA Journal will be posting updates throughout the two days of House sessions on ABAJournal.com and our Twitter feed. Both House sessions will also be webcast at www.totalwebcasting.com/live/aba.
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