ABA Announcements

Mar 1, 2016 1:00 AM CST

Increased funding for the LSC tops the list of the ABA’s 2015 successes on Capitol Hill

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

Diversity is the primary reason for decision to increase size of ABA leadership ranks

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 left pretty much intact, while the size of all three of the association's key leadership entities grew.

Feb 1, 2016 1:00 AM CST

Congress and the administration are taking steps to help patients plan for end-of-life medical care

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 their end-of-life care and help ensure that their wishes are honored. The reimbursements are included in a rule announced last…

Feb 1, 2016 12:50 AM CST

ABA Announcements

Feb 1, 2016 12:35 AM CST

ABA’s Ankerwycke imprint publishes books that show the ‘flesh and blood’ side of the law

Jan 1, 2016 1:10 AM CST

ABA Announcements

Jan 1, 2016 12:50 AM CST

Substance abuse and mental health issues are a growing problem for the legal profession, say experts

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 of substance abuse, depression and anxiety among licensed attorneys throughout the United States.

Dec 1, 2015 1:30 AM CST

13-city roadshow highlights changes to the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure

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 The Grapes of Wrath from 1939, but on a practical level it will provide a path for judges and lawyers…

Dec 1, 2015 1:20 AM CST

ABA Announcements

Dec 1, 2015 1:00 AM CST

ABA joins the call for stricter laws regulating private possession of dangerous animals

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 or regulations that would impose strict limits on the private possession of a menagerie of creatures, including lions and tigers…

Nov 1, 2015 1:00 AM CDT

Choir of lawyers is a hit at Magna Carta celebration

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 for musical interludes. But rather than reach out into the ranks of London's professional ensembles, then-ABA President William C. Hubbard…

Nov 1, 2015 12:50 AM CDT

ABA Announcements

Nov 1, 2015 12:35 AM CDT

Race and law enforcement were focal points at the 2015 ABA Annual Meeting

Oct 1, 2015 7:15 AM CDT

Attorney General Loretta Lynch praises ABA efforts in sentencing reform

Oct 1, 2015 7:10 AM CDT