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Constitutional Law

7th Circuit allows suit over clogged toilets, unsanitary conditions in 3-day water shutdown at jail

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ABA has seen improvement in key areas after launch of new membership model, executive director says

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ABA House of Delegates asks governments not to restrict access to health care

Public Defenders

Judge allows class actions over inmate ‘masturbation attacks’ against public defenders and jail workers

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Cellphone use in courthouses is an ‘access-to-justice issue,’ ABA House says

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Sweeping reforms with ‘nonpartisan, core values’ recommended for immigration system by the ABA House

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Indian Child Welfare Act is constitutional, ABA House declares

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‘Get that new member,’ ABA President-elect Refo urges House of Delegates

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Opioid settlement money should be spent on treatment and services, ABA House of Delegates urges

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ABA House of Delegates passes pair of pay equity resolutions

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Protect Indian Health Service from budget fights, ABA House urges; ‘health care is a right, not a privilege’

Legal Marketing & Consulting

Firm settles suit alleging it solicited fake online reviews that tricked woman into becoming client

Second Amendment

5 Democratic senators point to NRA support for Kavanaugh in urging SCOTUS to drop gun case

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A small claims program for copyright violations? It’s an idea the ABA supports

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Contentious resolution seeking to redefine consent in sexual assault cases is postponed

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‘We must not be an insular profession,’ says incoming ABA President Judy Perry Martinez

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House of Delegates focuses on seniors’ needs in pair of resolutions

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Should the federal government decriminalize marijuana in states where it’s legal? ABA House says yes

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Limit guns in courthouses and train those who use them, ABA House of Delegates urges

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House of Delegates urges Congress to fully fund, make retroactive First Step Act

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