Klein: Judicial independence ‘not up for negotiation’

ABA President Linda A. Klein, speaking to the association’s House of Delegates, issued a call to arms for lawyers to defend the rule of law in response to a spate of attacks on law in general and the judiciary in particular by the Trump administration, though the name went unmentioned.

Apr 1, 2017 1:40 AM CDT

ABA House rejects bar exam proposal

The ABA House of Delegates voted against a proposal to tighten bar-passage rate standards for accredited law schools.

Apr 1, 2017 1:30 AM CDT

ABA groups build rapid-response website for immigration order

In February, the members of the ABA Law Practice Division’s Futures Initiative sat down to discuss an agenda they had planned for three months.

Apr 1, 2017 1:20 AM CDT

New president-elect touts ABA’s value to ‘Main Street lawyers’

The ABA’s policy and lobbying arms can get a lot of attention, especially after public statements on contentious issues. But ABA president-elect candidate Robert Carlson says the ABA also offers unmatched value to “Main Street lawyers”: practical help with their everyday work, opportunities to keep abreast of top legal news…

Apr 1, 2017 1:00 AM CDT

Better policing will improve trust in criminal justice, task force says

The legal profession can help build trust in the American criminal justice system in part by encouraging best practices by police departments, according to an ABA task force report.

Apr 1, 2017 12:50 AM CDT

How Trump might handle enforcing laws

President Donald Trump’s administration is expected to bring significant change to enforcing laws. Despite the president’s at times unpredictable approaches to governance, a panel of experts provided some possibilities for enforcement priorities at the ABA Midyear Meeting in Miami.

Apr 1, 2017 12:40 AM CDT

Board approves commission on legal education’s future

The ABA Board of Governors has approved a proposal submitted by President-elect Hilarie Bass to create a Commission on the Future of Legal Education.

Apr 1, 2017 12:30 AM CDT

ABA Announcements

Apr 1, 2017 12:25 AM CDT

Farewell to a Friend: Janet Reno worked closely with the ABA

Janet Reno’s death in November was felt acutely in the ranks of the American Bar Association. Several ABA leaders described Reno, who worked as U.S. attorney general from 1993 to 2001, as a great friend of the association. In many ways, the feeling was mutual.

Mar 1, 2017 1:15 AM CST

ABA closes office in China while it measures the impact of new restrictions on NGO activities

In the wake of a new law threatening criminal prosecution of foreigners engaging in human and legal rights work in China, the ABA Rule of Law Initiative closed its Beijing office in December.

Mar 1, 2017 1:10 AM CST

ABA Announcements

Mar 1, 2017 12:50 AM CST

Activists team up with ABA to provide law school scholarships for women in Congo

Amanda Jones is a well-traveled writer and photographer who doesn’t shock easily. But a trip to the Democratic Republic of Congo in 2013 left a deep impression on her when she witnessed firsthand the horrific effects of sexual violence against women that have plagued the conflict-ridden country for about two…

Feb 1, 2017 1:10 AM CST

ABA bioethics committee raises concerns about effectiveness of medical informed consent

According to the AMA, informed consent means: The patient is provided with the diagnosis, if known; the nature and purpose of a proposed treatment or procedure; the risks and benefits of proposed treatment or procedures; alternatives; the risks and benefits of alternatives; and the risks and benefits of not receiving treatments or undergoing procedures.

Feb 1, 2017 1:00 AM CST

Timely issues and hot topics when ABA convenes for 2017 midyear meeting in Miami

Miami is just 228 miles away from Havana. When the most tropical city on the U.S. mainland hosts the 2017 ABA Midyear Meeting, scheduled for Feb. 1-7, there will be plenty of buzz about the implications of Fidel Castro’s death and Donald Trump’s rise to the presidency on relations between…

Feb 1, 2017 12:50 AM CST

ABA Announcements

Feb 1, 2017 12:35 AM CST