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Court Security

6 tips from infectious disease experts for in-person court proceedings

Criminal Justice

Lawyer who fled US pleads guilty after he’s accused of repeatedly billing state for over 24 hours per day

U.S. Supreme Court

Barrett, Kavanaugh didn’t join conservative dissenters who called for SCOTUS to hear election challenge

Bar Exam

Texas offers makeup bar exam because of deep freeze

U.S. Supreme Court

Prisoner who filed pro se appeal of his enhanced sentence wins Supreme Court review

Criminal Justice

Nation’s oldest, longest-serving juvenile lifer is released from prison at age 83

ABA Midyear Meeting

ABA House of Delegates calls for changes in country’s immigration system

ABA Midyear Meeting

Women shouldn’t face criminal prosecution after abortion or miscarriage, ABA House says

ABA Midyear Meeting

Restrictions on firearms in government buildings and polling places should be considered, says ABA House

ABA Midyear Meeting

ABA’s Practice Forward group puts focus on members’ needs, well-being

ABA Midyear Meeting

Federal student loan repayment plan rules should be eased, says ABA House

ABA Midyear Meeting

Trained dogs should be allowed to comfort witnesses during court proceedings, ABA House says

ABA Midyear Meeting

Tampons and pads shouldn’t be prohibited at bar exam, ABA House says

ABA Midyear Meeting

ABA is on a ‘promising path forward,’ President Patricia Lee Refo says

Attorney General

‘I am not the president’s lawyer’: Garland says he wouldn’t be swayed by politics as attorney general

ABA Midyear Meeting

ABA House urges Congress to pass judicial security bill

U.S. Supreme Court

Supreme Court will consider Trump admin rule that made it easier to deny green cards to poor immigrants

U.S. Supreme Court

SCOTUS will review rule banning abortion referrals by clinics receiving federal funds

Legal Education

Citing a consumer need, ABA Legal Ed keeps March law school employment reporting deadline

U.S. Supreme Court

Supreme Court refuses to block subpoena for Trump’s financial records

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