ABA Annual Meeting 2007
ABA Critical of US Atty Firings
Posted Aug 14, 2007, 12:25 pm CDT
By Edward A. Adams
Updated: A watered-down resolution on the controversial firing of nine U.S. Attorneys by the Justice Department has passed the ABA's policy-making House of Delegates, which wound up its final day of business today in San Francisco.
Plus, Alabama lawyer Tommy Wells was picked to head the ABA in 2008. On Monday, the House passed a resolution urging Congress to hold the CIA to the same interrogation standards used by the military, which prohibits techniques that many believe constitute torture. Also, the 546-member House stood opposed to law firm policies that require partners to retire at a specified age.
The ABA Journal live-blogged from the floor of the House, updating this site as debates unfolded and votes were taken.
Coverage of the 2007 ABA Annual Meeting appears at abajournal.com/annual.
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Posted by Dan - 10 months, 2 weeks, 4 days, 13 hours, 17 minutes ago
I think the fact that the ABA is passing resolutions such as this shows that it is not a professional association, but rather a political interest group. Stick to working for the betterment of the profession, not pushing an ideology, and I will consider renewing my membership
Posted by Jack Levey - 10 months, 2 weeks, 4 days, 11 hours, 53 minutes ago
The ABA condemns the Bush administration for firing a handful of US attorneys who serve at the pleasure of the president over their failure to follow the policies of the Justice Department. The same ABA was silent when President Clinton fired a US attorney who was conducting a criminal investigation against him and the first lady, and fired 92 other US attorneys at the same time in order to cover up his interefence with the investigation. When President Nixon was facing impeachment, the ABA leadership had the intergrity to distance the ABA from the president until the matter was resolved. When President Clinton was impeached, the ABA honored him by issuing a last-minute invitation to address the ABA annual meeting. The ABA’s latest political act is not surprising. What is surprising is that anyone still gives the ABA credence as a non-partisan organization devoted to the rule of law.