Despite the intense partisanship that has bogged down much of the legislative business on Capitol Hill these days, the ABA achieved some notable successes in its advocacy efforts during 2015.
Mar 1, 2016 1:00 AM CST
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When the ABA House of Delegates considered a number of proposals in August to revise the association's governance structure, the process resulted in a familiar outcome: The existing structure was…
Feb 1, 2016 1:00 AM CST
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Starting this year, physicians and other health professionals are being reimbursed by Medicare for providing advance care-planning services, a step the ABA believes will help patients make informed decisions about…
Feb 1, 2016 12:50 AM CST
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In August 2014, the ABA Commission on Lawyer Assistance Programs and the Hazelden Betty Ford Foundation announced that they were collaborating on a major research project to survey current rates…
Dec 1, 2015 1:30 AM CST
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The ABA Section of Litigation is hitting the road. The journey may lack the romantic flair of Jack Kerouac's 1957 classic
On the Road or the poignancy of John Steinbeck's…
Dec 1, 2015 1:20 AM CST
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The adage that there's no place like home should not apply to dangerous wild animals, in the view of a growing number of organizations pushing for the adoption of laws…
Nov 1, 2015 1:00 AM CDT
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Charla Nash, who underwent a full face transplant after a friend’s pet chimpanzee mauled her, speaks at a 2014 press conference on Capitol Hill. Getty Images
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When the ABA was planning the Opening Session for its London Sessions commemorating the 800th anniversary of the Magna Carta this summer, it wanted to strike just the right note…
Nov 1, 2015 12:50 AM CDT
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Chicago Police Department Superintendent Garry McCarthy. Photography by Kathy Anderson Photography.
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U.S. Attorney General Loretta Lynch. Photograph by Kathy Anderson Photography.
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