The ABA’s House of Delegates overwhelmingly agreed at its annual meeting Monday to oppose legislation permitting or requiring the display of the Ten Commandments in public schools and to urge the repeal of such laws already in place.
ABA President Mary Smith warned of upcoming threats to democracy and urged the protection of American democracy during the 2024 ABA Annual Meeting in Chicago.
The House of Delegates urged the U.S. Congress to repeal a 151-year-old law that could be used to ban abortions at the ABA Annual Meeting in Chicago on Monday.
A woman who contracted human papillomavirus after car sex isn’t entitled to damages from her sexual partner’s auto insurance policy, a federal appeals court has ruled.
Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker told the ABA House of Delegates Monday their role in protecting the American system of jurisprudence has never been more important.
Past ABA President H. Thomas “Tommy” Wells Jr. died on Wednesday. “Tommy was an amazing leader for this association, and I don’t think he ever had an enemy in the world,” said ABA President Mary Smith, calling his death a “horrible loss for all of us and the association.”
Duane Morris reduces business expenses and tax obligations for equity partners by shifting some of the burdens to lawyers who carry the partner title but have no equity or power in the law firm, according to a lawsuit filed Wednesday.
A municipal court judge in New Jersey has agreed to permanent removal from office after admitting material facts in a misconduct complaint that accused him of using the F-word when frustrated with his computer and socializing with police officers.
Judiciary employees filed 161 complaints alleging wrongful conduct over three fiscal years beginning in 2020, and 17 of those complaints concerned judges, according to a report by the Government Accountability Office released Tuesday.
Just months before our country’s next presidential election, defending democracy and protecting the rule of law will lead the agenda at the 2024 ABA Annual Meeting.