A New Mother of Invention: After Years of Setbacks, Patent Reform Finally Makes It Through

Dec 1, 2011 9:39 AM CST

Unpersuaded: ABA Concerned About Changing a Rule for Attorneys in Labor Law Field

Dec 1, 2011 8:10 AM CST

Inside Job: Allen Pusey Is Named Editor and Publisher of the ABA Journal

Dec 1, 2011 8:00 AM CST

Changing Course: Initiative Seeks to Emphasize Teaching Practice Skills

Dec 1, 2011 7:50 AM CST

Ethics 20/20 Commission Issues White Paper About Alternative Litigation Financing

Dec 1, 2011 7:40 AM CST

Commission Call: ABA Supports Comprehensive Study of Criminal Justice System

Dec 1, 2011 7:30 AM CST

Lawyers Giving Back

Dec 1, 2011 7:20 AM CST

ABA Amicus Brief Supports Immunity for Private Lawyer Retained by California Town

The American Bar Association has filed an amicus brief supporting qualified immunity for a private lawyer who advised a California town on an employee matter. The brief (PDF) argues that outside lawyers retained by public entities should have the same immunity from related suits as government employees, according to a…

Nov 28, 2011 11:30 AM CST

ABA Committee Readies Law School Placement, Salary Questionnaire

An ABA committee has completed work on its proposed plan to begin collecting more detailed job placement and salary information about recent graduates from ABA-accredited law schools. The proposed changes (PDF), which have been recommended by the Questionnaire Committee of the Section of Legal Education and Admissions to the Bar,…

Nov 21, 2011 10:43 PM CST

ABA Committee Appears Poised to Approve New Law School Disclosure Requirements

An ABA committee is moving quickly on a proposed new accreditation standard that would greatly expand the amount of consumer information law schools must publicly disclose to prospective students. The Standards Review Committee, which met last weekend in Chicago, is now putting the finishing touches on its proposed changes to…

Nov 15, 2011 12:06 AM CST

ABA Standards Review Committee: New Blood, New Direction?

The ABA Standards Review Committee that will meet later this week in Chicago bears little resemblance to the one that met last July in Minneapolis. The 14-member committee, which has spent the past three years working on a comprehensive overhaul of law school accreditation standards, has since gotten a new…

Nov 9, 2011 5:06 PM CST

U of Illinois Law School Admits To Six Years of False LSAT/GPA Data

Updated: The University of Illinois acknowledged Monday that its law school reported and/or published inaccurate admissions data in six of the last 10 years. The university, in a prepared statement (PDF), said it had determined that Paul Pless, the law school’s former assistant dean for admissions and financial aid, who…

Nov 8, 2011 12:21 AM CST

ABA Supports Legislation Authorizing US Recognition of State-Sanctioned Same-Sex Marriages

The American Bar Association is supporting repeal of the Defense of Marriage Act, the 1996 law that denies federal benefits for same-sex couples married under state laws. Thomas Susman, director of the ABA’s Governmental Affairs Office, outlined the association’s position in a letter (PDF) to the Senate Judiciary Committee. Susman’s…

Nov 2, 2011 3:29 PM CDT

Despite Globalization, Lawyers Find New Barriers to Practicing Abroad

Lisa A. Alfaro joined Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher in 1995 after receiving her JD from Stanford Law School. Now she is partner in charge of the firm’s São Paulo office in Brazil, and she co-chairs the Latin America practice group. She is fluent in Portuguese and Spanish, and she is…

Nov 1, 2011 10:19 AM CDT

A Debt of Gratitude: ABA Pledges to Help Veterans in Overcoming Legal Obstacles

Nov 1, 2011 9:40 AM CDT