ABA

Kamehameha’s Children

ABA supports legislation for self-determination of Native Hawaiians

Jan 1, 2008 9:26 PM CST

Lawyers in Black

ABA leads march to protest repression in Pakistan

Jan 1, 2008 9:03 PM CST

Ending the Paper Chase

ABA, EPA seek smaller eco-footprint from law firms

Jan 1, 2008 8:44 PM CST

Retiring Mandatory Retirement

As some firms drop age-based policies, will others follow suit?

Jan 1, 2008 7:55 PM CST

Helping the Helpers

Online service makes it easier to find pro bono work

Jan 1, 2008 7:47 PM CST

Mukasey Urges Passage of Wiretap Law

Updated: In a speech yesterday to an ABA group, Attorney General Michael Mukasey pressed his case for a law that would extend authority for the government’s terrorism wiretap program. Mukasey wants Congress to pass a version of the law that gives immunity to telecommunications companies that have cooperated with the…

Dec 20, 2007 12:31 PM CST

WilmerHale Lawyer to Lead NAACP Legal Group

Veteran civil rights lawyer John Payton has been selected to lead the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund. Harvard law professor Charles Ogletree Jr. told the Washington Post the appointment “is the best news I have heard concerning the civil rights movement in years.” Payton told the Post the new…

Dec 7, 2007 4:11 PM CST

ABA President Asks Attorneys to Sign Pakistan Petition

The president of the American Bar Association is calling on fellow attorneys to sign an online petition seeking the restoration of the rule of law in Pakistan. “I urge you not to look aside, as if standing up for the rule of law is somebody else’s job. Add your name,…

Dec 4, 2007 10:22 PM CST