A new study on why federal judges retire, resign or take senior status has its authors worried about an increasing judicial exodus in the coming decades.
The ABA has begun planning to mark the 800th anniversary of the signing of Magna Carta with a series of events in the United States and the United Kingdom in…
The policymaking ABA House of Delegates will be asked to consider the needs of younger lawyers in a tough job market when it considers changes to the association’s model ethics…
You might have an unlisted phone number, eschew social media and never post photos online, but those steps alone don’t guarantee safety if a disgruntled litigant wants to find and…
Updated: In a special ceremony at Saturday evening’s opening assembly, ABA President Wm T. (Bill) Robinson III presented citations to The Judge Advocate General of each U.S. military service.
Politics is putting the independence of the federal judiciary at risk, Sen. Lindsey Graham said this evening in his keynote speech at the opening assembly of the ABA Annual Meeting.
Plenty of current and former military brass participated in and observed Saturday’s panel on historical perspectives concerning the Obama administration’s resumption of military commission trials in the war on terror.…
The American Bar Association and its allies, in their efforts to stem the tide of funding cuts that are sweeping over state courts across the country, face a serious challenge…
Corrected: The digital revolution has rendered secrecy largely a thing of the past for governments and the business community, said speakers Saturday at an ABA Annual Meeting program marking the…
Yale law professor and author Stephen Carter is often asked why so many lawyers write fiction, particularly thrillers and mysteries. He has a ready answer: It’s the Socratic method.
Updated: In the months since Sandra Fluke found herself the center of a media firestorm over the state of public discourse after radio personality Aug 4, 2012 12:09 AM CDT
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