Proposal to tighten ABA bar-pass standards criticized by deans and state bar president

A group of 90 law school deans asked the council of the ABA Section of Legal Education and Admissions to the Bar to pull a proposal that would tighten accreditation requirements on bar passage rates. Under the proposal, being in compliance with Standard 316 of the section’s law school accreditation…

Jan 19, 2017 3:50 PM CST

Veterans Village of San Diego provides holistic services, including homeless court and legal aid

Shellie Bowman still remembers how clearing a lengthy criminal record affected one client at the Veterans Village of San Diego, a comprehensive homeless services agency.

Jun 1, 2016 1:10 AM CDT

Midyear meeting tour provides an up-close look at immigration issues

May 1, 2016 1:00 AM CDT

ABA Nominating Committee picks candidates for top 4 leadership positions

The ABA's commitment to diversity was prominently on display in February when the Nominating Committee announced a slate of candidates to fill the association's four officer positions and about a third of the seats on the Board of Governors.

May 1, 2016 12:50 AM CDT

Ethics proposal on discrimination and harassment needs more teeth, speakers say

Apr 1, 2016 1:30 AM CDT

House of Delegates OKs objectives to regulate nontraditional providers

Apr 1, 2016 1:20 AM CDT

4 common patterns of bias that women face at work—and how you can correct them

Apr 1, 2016 1:10 AM CDT

Young lawyers most at risk, substance abuse study says

Apr 1, 2016 1:00 AM CDT

Diverse slate nominated to lead the ABA

Apr 1, 2016 12:50 AM CDT

Efforts to fight terrorism are undermining the human rights movement, says prominent advocate

Human rights advocate Aryeh Neier is not feeling very optimistic these days. The reason, he said in a speech at the annual luncheon sponsored by the ABA Center for Human Rights during the ABA Midyear Meeting, is that the human rights movement is losing hard-gained ground as the United States…

Feb 8, 2016 8:25 PM CST

Supreme Court should make video of oral arguments available to public, ABA House urges

Corrected: At a time when the U.S. Supreme Court justices hand down plenty of divided decisions, there’s one subject they’re unanimous about: They don’t want cameras in their courtroom. Several have commented publicly about concerns that televising arguments would lead to misleading 30-second “soundbites” rather than an accurate and comprehensive…

Feb 8, 2016 8:00 PM CST

Could Uniform Bar Exam help law grads’ mobility? ABA House asks states to adopt it ‘expeditiously’

Law students seeking a more mobile practice got some encouragement from the ABA’s House of Delegates on Monday afternoon, when it adopted two resolutions concerning the Uniform Bar Examination. Over some opposition, the House adopted Resolution 109, which urges bar admission authorities to “adopt expeditiously” the UBE. The UBE is…

Feb 8, 2016 7:50 PM CST

Encourage continuing legal education on diversity and inclusion, House urges

The ABA’s House of Delegates easily adopted a resolution Monday afternoon encouraging programs on diversity and inclusion in the legal profession as part of mandatory or minimum continuing legal education requirements. Resolution 107 asks licensing and regulatory authorities that require MCLE to make diversity and inclusion programs a separate credit,…

Feb 8, 2016 6:05 PM CST

ABA House approves model regulatory objectives for nontraditional legal services

After extended and heated debate Monday, the ABA adopted a resolution that would guide states in their regulation of nontraditional legal services. Resolution 105 (PDF) provides model regulatory objectives for state regulators considering how to regulate nontraditional legal service providers. These providers include online startup businesses and corporations, but also…

Feb 8, 2016 5:55 PM CST

Prisons bureau needs to change policy on monitoring inmate emails, ABA House urges

On Monday morning, the ABA House of Delegates adopted Resolution 10A (PDF), which urges the Federal Bureau of Prisons to amend its policy of monitoring emails between federal prisoners and their attorneys. Carol A. Sigmond of the New York County Lawyers’ Association, the resolution’s sponsor, told delegates that the legal…

Feb 8, 2016 2:27 PM CST