Bar Associations

Nat’l Security Panel: Constitution is Key

Paying attention to the U.S. Constitution and involving Congress in setting American policy on anti-terrorism measures isn’t just the right thing to do, legally. It’s also the best way to ensure an effective national security program, according to a panel discussion today at the ABA Annual Meeting. From conducting warrantless…

Aug 10, 2007 8:52 PM CDT

Being Karen Mathis

Bright and early this morning, ABA Journal senior writer Terry Carter began taking us behind the scenes at the ABA Annual Meeting in San Francisco with ABA President Karen Mathis, shadowing her for every minute of her 15-hour day, which begins at the bottom of the post and ends at…

Aug 9, 2007 5:51 PM CDT

Kennedy Honored as ‘Advocate for All’

When Justice Anthony M. Kennedy receives the ABA’s highest award on Monday, “it’s likely to mark the continuation, not the culmination, of his work as a catalyst in getting the organized bar to take the lead in promoting democracy and the rule of law,” the ABA Journal reports. Kennedy has…

Aug 9, 2007 1:52 PM CDT

ABA to Weigh Position on Forced Retirement

Aging attorneys will be one of the subjects taken up at the ABA Annual Meeting that begins tomorrow in San Francisco. A resolution before the policy-making House of Delegates calls on law firms to discontinue mandatory retirement policies, the National Law Journal reports. ABA President Karen J. Mathis supports the…

Aug 7, 2007 11:07 AM CDT

Annual Meeting 2007

We’re planning wall-to-wall coverage of the largest meeting of lawyers on the planet – the ABA’s Annual Meeting in San Francisco, Aug. 8 through 14. More than 7,000 lawyers will descend on the City by the Bay for a solid week of programs, seminars and continuing legal education events. If…

Jun 27, 2007 8:18 PM CDT

Worst of Both Worlds: Women of color in the legal profession face double whammy of discrimination

Even though women and minorities are gradually carving out a bigger place for themselves in the legal profession, they continue to face enormous barriers to advancement, especially at law firms, whose leadership ranks still are largely dominated by white men.

Oct 24, 2006 11:48 AM CDT

Nat’l Security Panel: Constitution is Key

Being Karen Mathis

Kennedy Honored as ‘Advocate for All’

ABA to Weigh Position on Forced Retirement

Annual Meeting 2007

Worst of Both Worlds: Women of color in the legal profession face double whammy of discrimination

The Avian Flu Time Bomb

Clean Up Your Mess

The In Crowd

Squeeze Play

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