Justice Ginsburg Will Receive ABA Medal, the Association’s Highest Honor

Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg will receive the American Bar Association Medal, the ABA’s highest honor, at the association’s annual meeting in August. ABA President Carolyn B. Lamm announced the selection in a press release, saying the award recognizes the justice’s “immense contribution to the rule of law.” “Justice Ginsburg has…

Jul 6, 2010 3:32 PM CDT

After Senator’s Death, Uncertainty Abounds; Is Judicial Nominee a Possible Replacement?

A West Virginia lawyer who has been nominated for a federal judgeship is careful in addressing speculation that he could be appointed to replace West Virginia Sen. Robert Byrd, who died Monday at the age of 92. Former state Democratic Party chairman Nick Casey told the Washington Post blog The…

Jul 1, 2010 4:23 PM CDT

ABA Files Amicus Brief with District Court Opposing Arizona Immigration Law

The American Bar Association has filed an amicus brief with an Arizona federal court seeking to block enforcement of the state’s new law designed to fight illegal immigration. The law requires police to seek proof of a person’s immigration status if they have a reasonable suspicion the person is in…

Jul 1, 2010 12:38 PM CDT

No Reason to Go It Alone

ABA membership offers abundant resources to assist solo and small-firm lawyers

Jul 1, 2010 10:00 AM CDT

Immigration Rx

ABA offers remedies to breathe life back into a failing system

Jul 1, 2010 6:30 AM CDT

War of Tradition

Internet project to reinforce efforts to reduce oppression of women around the world

Jul 1, 2010 6:20 AM CDT

A Hard Look

ABA supports bipartisan legislation calling for in-depth study of U.S. criminal justice system

Jul 1, 2010 6:10 AM CDT

ABA Announcements

Jul 1, 2010 6:00 AM CDT

ABA Applauds Law Practice Exemption in Financial Reform Bill

A financial reform bill approved by a House and Senate conference committee exempts lawyers practicing law from oversight by a new Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. The exemption says the bureau does not have supervisory or enforcement authority over activities engaged in by lawyers considered part of the practice of law…

Jun 28, 2010 1:12 PM CDT

Proskauer Partner and ABA Leader Steven Krane Dies at 53

Partner Steven Krane of New York’s Proskauer Rose died yesterday of an apparent heart attack. Krane, a member of the ABA’s Board of Governors and former president of the New York State Bar Association, was 53 years old. A brilliant lawyer who was a walking encyclopedia of legal ethics and…

Jun 23, 2010 8:28 PM CDT

‘Powerful Sisterhood’ of Lawyer Cancer Survivors Tell Their Stories Online

Patricia Kosich looks back fondly on her cancer treatment. Now a senior counsel for global commercial operations at Amgen, Kosich acknowledges her attitude is unusual. She was a single mom and a third-year associate at Foley & Lardner when she was diagnosed with breast cancer around the time of her…

Jun 22, 2010 10:30 AM CDT

ABA Urges Supreme Court to Accept Case on Lack of Judicial Pay Raises

The American Bar Association has filed an amicus brief urging the U.S. Supreme Court to accept a case that contends lack of judicial pay raises amounts to a constitutional violation. The ABA filed the brief on Wednesday arguing that federal judicial pay is so low that it compromises judicial independence…

Jun 18, 2010 10:30 AM CDT

ABA & Others Object to Sweeping Law Practice Regulation in Financial Reform Bill

A growing list of more than a dozen state bars and the ABA have asked for changes in congressional legislation aimed at protecting consumers from financial fraud because it contains language so broad that the everyday work of lawyers in various practice areas would be swept into the web of…

Jun 3, 2010 2:05 PM CDT

FTC Postpones Red Flags Rule After Lawmakers Seek Delay

At the request of several members of Congress, the Federal Trade Commission has agreed to postpone until the end of the year enforcement of the controversial new Red Flags Rule that had been scheduled to take effect today. The rule implements a new federal law that the FTC had interpreted…

Jun 1, 2010 10:00 AM CDT

High Noon for the Sheriff

Jun 1, 2010 9:10 AM CDT