ABA Annual Meeting in Boston features a new format to reduce conflicts, inspire a sense of community

Aug 1, 2014 7:00 AM CDT

Legal ed section presents its review of accreditation standards to ABA House this month

Aug 1, 2014 6:50 AM CDT

Legal Ed Section’s council wraps standards review, keeps ban on academic credit for paid externships

The governing council of the ABA Section of Legal Education and Admissions to the Bar has wrapped up its comprehensive review of the law school accreditation standards. The council, which met Friday in Cleveland, approved five of the six remaining proposed changes in the standards, including one that would permit…

Jun 9, 2014 7:18 PM CDT

Paulette Brown will be the first woman of color to serve as ABA president

May 1, 2014 7:30 AM CDT

ABA committee reaffirms proposal to remove ban on academic credit for paid externships

An ABA committee has wrapped up its comprehensive review of the law school accreditation standards after deciding not to make any changes in the last of its pending proposals to amend the standards. The Section of Legal Education and Admission to the Bar’s standards review committee, which met Friday in…

Apr 28, 2014 10:08 PM CDT

Next leader wants a ‘go-to’ ABA

Apr 1, 2014 7:00 AM CDT

2 books to commemorate 800 years of the Magna Carta

Apr 1, 2014 6:00 AM CDT

Legal Ed Section’s council deadlocks over tenure requirement in law school accreditation standards

The governing council of the ABA Section of Legal Education and Admissions to the Bar approved a lot of changes in the law school accreditation standards at its meeting last weekend in San Diego. But the meeting may be remembered more for the one proposed change in the standards it…

Mar 17, 2014 10:20 PM CDT

Access-to-Justice Hackathon: Call for ideas

The ABA Journal and Suffolk University Law School are planning to host a “hackathon” in conjunction with the ABA Annual Meeting this Aug. 7-12 in Boston. There’s been no formal theme selected. But there’s a general consensus that the project should further access-to-justice efforts in some way. During the hackathon,…

Feb 5, 2014 10:03 PM CST

New legislative strategy is tougher on human trafficking and more supportive of victims

Dec 1, 2013 8:00 AM CST

ABA Announcements

Nov 1, 2013 5:50 AM CDT

Attorney general’s speech reflects ABA push against overcriminalization

Oct 1, 2013 7:10 AM CDT

Legal ed council offers choice on law professors’ job security

Oct 1, 2013 7:00 AM CDT

Ex-secretary of state Hillary Clinton calls for voting rights action

Oct 1, 2013 6:50 AM CDT

House of Delegates supports key measure to fight human trafficking

Oct 1, 2013 6:40 AM CDT