The recently proposed Protection of Children Act of 2017 would place some children in harm’s way, the ABA argued Wednesday in a letter to the House Judiciary Committee.
The ABA on Monday sent a letter to House lawmakers urging a no vote on a bill that imposes a federal cap of $250,000 on noneconomic damages in medical malpractice…
An amicus brief filed by the ABA says the New Mexico Supreme Court should acknowledge public defenders have excessive caseloads in Lea County and craft a remedy that considers lawyers’ ethical obligations.
A questionnaire about the proposed revision to Standard 316 (PDF), which deals with bar passage rates, will be sent to ABA-accredited law schools, the Council of the Section of Legal Education and Admissions to the Bar decided this weekend.
The ABA filed an amicus brief on Wednesday that urges the U.S. Supreme Court to hear an appeal by a Guantanamo Bay detainee who has been held without trial for…
An idea to combine three bodies in the ABA’s Section of Legal Education and Admissions to the Bar has been put into a report and shared with the group's council, which is meeting Friday in Portland, Oregon.
Adding some spice to the agenda of the ABA Techshow 2017 was the inaugural Startup Alley competition,which pitted 12 legal startups against one another in a knockout-style contest, with audience members voting for the winners. First place went to Ping, an automated timekeeping program that allows lawyers to automatically track and bill their hours without starting or stopping a timer.
Jun 1, 2017 1:50 AM CDT
Ping CEO Ryan Alshak and COO Kourosh Zamanizadeh. Photos by Jerry Lee.
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The ABA filed a motion for summary judgment on Wednesday in its lawsuit against the U.S. Department of Education for its decision to drop some lawyers from the Public Service Loan Forgiveness program.
ABA President Linda A. Klein on Tuesday sharply criticized proposed budget cuts by the White House that would do “severe damage to the most vulnerable people in our society.”
“Steep budget cuts proposed today by the White House would severely undermine the fairness of the legal system and deny access to justice for some of society’s most vulnerable individuals,” Klein said in the statement.
May 23, 2017 3:53 PM CDT
ABA President Linda Klein. Photo Courtesy of ABA Communications.
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Ping CEO Ryan Alshak and COO Kourosh Zamanizadeh. Photos by Jerry Lee.
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ABA President Linda Klein. Photo Courtesy of ABA Communications.
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