The ABA House of Delegates unanimously adopted a resolution on Monday urging law schools and bar associations to counsel young attorneys on student loan debt.
Corrected: The results of the ABA’s commitment to bringing greater diversity to its leadership ranks were on dramatic display at Sunday’s meeting of the Nominating Committee in Houston.
On Friday, a federal district court in Brownsville, Texas heard Texas et al. v. United States (PDF), the challenge by 26 states to President Obama’s most recent executive action…
Measured by the standards of diplomatic ritual, the signing of a friendship agreement this morning between the ABA and the Bar Association of Sri Lanka was a modest affair. But…
In 2003, Richard Pena was on his second tour in Vietnam, leading a delegation from the People to People Ambassador Program. During a visit to the War Remnants Museum in…
Seventy-seven percent of Americans agree that it’s sometimes necessary to discipline their children with corporal punishment—but where does spanking end and abuse begin?
A panel at the ABA’s Midyear Meeting today debated whether, and how, social media should change rules that draw the line between free speech and threats.
At a time when access to oil and gas is a primary concern throughout the world economy, there is a growing push to make sure that human rights are not…
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