http://www.abajournal.com/news/ en Copyright 2013 2013-05-21T06:48:23-06:00 http://www.abajournal.com/magazine/article/aba_announcements40/ Bar Associations, ABA, Annual Meeting, Midyear Meeting, Your ABA Tue, 01 Jan 2013 02:00:41 -0600 42079.abajournal.com http://www.abajournal.com/magazine/article/aba_announcements39/ Bar Associations, ABA, Annual Meeting, Midyear Meeting, Your ABA Sat, 01 Dec 2012 02:20:27 -0600 41734.abajournal.com http://www.abajournal.com/magazine/article/letters_pro_bono_heroes/ Animal Law, Bar Associations, ABA, Annual Meeting, Business of Law, Law Practice Management, Pro Bono, Constitutional Law, Criminal Justice, Sentencing/Post Conviction, Internet Law, Trials & Litigation, Letters to the Editor Thu, 01 Nov 2012 04:50:23 -0500 41084.abajournal.com http://www.abajournal.com/magazine/article/clear_track_ethics_20_20_commission_can_now_address_issues_of_fee-splitting/ Bar Associations, ABA, Annual Meeting, Business of Law, Law Practice Management, Legal Ethics, Ethics Mon, 01 Oct 2012 02:30:54 -0500 40635.abajournal.com http://www.abajournal.com/magazine/article/in_harmonys_way_lawyer_bands_add_musical_heat_to_the_aba_annual_meeting/ Bar Associations, ABA, Annual Meeting, Law in Popular Culture, Your ABA Mon, 01 Oct 2012 01:20:53 -0500 40644.abajournal.com http://www.abajournal.com/magazine/article/final_call_section_wont_accredit_non-us_law_schools_but_will_help_foreign/ Bar Associations, ABA, Annual Meeting, Business of Law, Law Practice Management, Outsourcing, Careers, Bar Exam, Education Law, Law Schools, Legal Ethics, Your ABA Mon, 01 Oct 2012 01:00:03 -0500 40646.abajournal.com http://www.abajournal.com/news/article/ethics_20_20_proposals_would_make_it_easier_for_foreign_lawyers_to_practice/ The ABA Commission on Ethics 20/20 released drafts of possible recommendations Tuesday that would make it easier for foreign lawyers to obtain limited authority to practice in U.S. jurisdictions. But a cover memo (PDF) issued by commission co-chairs Jamie S. Gorelick and Michael Traynor emphasizes that the… Bar Associations, ABA, Annual Meeting, Midyear Meeting, Business of Law, Law Firms, Legal Ethics Wed, 05 Sep 2012 08:59:48 -0500 40542.abajournal.com http://www.abajournal.com/magazine/article/clean_sweep_house_of_delegates_approves_ethics_20_20s_full_slate/ Bar Associations, ABA, Annual Meeting, Legal Ethics, Your ABA Sat, 01 Sep 2012 01:30:51 -0500 40287.abajournal.com http://www.abajournal.com/magazine/article/honoring_all_5_tjags/ Bar Associations, ABA, Annual Meeting, Military Law, Your ABA Sat, 01 Sep 2012 01:20:51 -0500 40290.abajournal.com http://www.abajournal.com/magazine/article/the_state_of_state_courts_judges_want_qualifications/ Bar Associations, ABA, Annual Meeting, Judiciary, Legal Ethics, Legislation & Lobbying, U.S. Supreme Court, Your ABA Sat, 01 Sep 2012 01:10:51 -0500 40291.abajournal.com http://www.abajournal.com/magazine/article/belief_in_bias_can_block_your_success/ Bar Associations, ABA, Annual Meeting, Business of Law, Law Practice Management, Careers, Bar Exam, Law Professors, Law Schools, Law Students, Your ABA Sat, 01 Sep 2012 01:00:51 -0500 40292.abajournal.com http://www.abajournal.com/magazine/article/no_hiding_it_secrecy_is_a_goner/ Bar Associations, ABA, Annual Meeting, Constitutional Law, Cybersecurity, Internet Law, Media & Communications Law, Privacy Law, Science & Technology Law, Terrorism, Trials & Litigation, Evidence, Your ABA Sat, 01 Sep 2012 00:50:51 -0500 40293.abajournal.com http://www.abajournal.com/magazine/article/the_rule_of_law_is_at_work_in_opera_and_the_supreme_court/ Bar Associations, ABA, Annual Meeting, Judiciary, Law in Popular Culture, U.S. Supreme Court, Your ABA Sat, 01 Sep 2012 00:40:51 -0500 40296.abajournal.com http://www.abajournal.com/magazine/article/raising_awareness_new_president_laurel_bellows_puts_human_trafficking_on_he/ Bar Associations, ABA, Annual Meeting, Civil Rights, Criminal Justice, Cybersecurity, Immigration Law, Legislation & Lobbying, Your ABA Sat, 01 Sep 2012 00:30:51 -0500 40297.abajournal.com http://www.abajournal.com/news/article/aba_president-elect_silkenat_tells_of_plan_to_create_legal_job_corps/ ABA President-elect James R. Silkenat told of a plan to create a legal job corps to match unemployed lawyers with underserved communities during a speech to the ABA House of Delegates on Tuesday. Silkenat, who becomes ABA president in 2013, said there is a need to find meaningful jobs for… Bar Associations, ABA, Annual Meeting, Business of Law, Law Practice Management, Diversity, Careers, Constitutional Law Tue, 07 Aug 2012 11:58:57 -0500 40075.abajournal.com http://www.abajournal.com/news/article/resolution_seeks_an_end_to_religious_profiling/ The ABA House of Delegates has amended its policy against racial and ethnic profiling by police to state that religious profiling should also be banned. The House passed the amendment on Tuesday in Resolution 116. The revised policy calls on governments to bar racial, ethnic and religious… Bar Associations, ABA, Annual Meeting, Criminal Justice Tue, 07 Aug 2012 11:20:31 -0500 40004.abajournal.com http://www.abajournal.com/news/article/morris_dees_receives_aba_medal/ Updated: Civil rights activist Morris Dees was awarded the ABA Medal, the association’s highest honor, during a meeting of the ABA House of Delegates on Tuesday. Dees, co-founder of the Southern Poverty Law Center, was honored for his efforts to ensure that all people,… Bar Associations, ABA, Annual Meeting, Civil Rights Tue, 07 Aug 2012 10:03:31 -0500 40069.abajournal.com http://www.abajournal.com/news/article/resolution_urges_us_agencies_to_pursue_regulatory_cooperation_with_for/ A resolution passed by the ABA House of Delegates on Tuesday urges federal agencies to pursue regulatory cooperation with relevant foreign authorities. The House passed Resolution 109B, which says the agencies should cooperate where appropriate and “consistent with their legal authority, statutory mandates, and regulatory missions.” The… Advertising Law, Bar Associations, ABA, Annual Meeting, Consumer Law, Government Law, Health Law, International Law, Science & Technology Law Tue, 07 Aug 2012 09:35:42 -0500 40071.abajournal.com http://www.abajournal.com/news/article/florida_docs_versus_glocks_dispute_triggers_aba_resolution/ A Florida law barring doctors from talking with patients about guns in their homes is spurring action by the ABA House of Delegates. The House on Tuesday passed Resolution 111 opposing limits on physicians’ right to ask their patients about guns and gun safety. According to an… Bar Associations, ABA, Annual Meeting, Constitutional Law, First Amendment, Health Law Tue, 07 Aug 2012 09:33:10 -0500 40008.abajournal.com http://www.abajournal.com/news/article/lawyers_matter_aba_president_laurel_bellows_tells_house_of_delegates/ Laurel G. Bellows emphasized a theme of “lawyers matter” when she took over as ABA president during the ABA House of Delegates on Monday. Bellows praised lawyers for promoting fairness and strengthening the rule of law. “We are the first responders when liberty and justice are imperiled,” she said. “Without… Bar Associations, ABA, Annual Meeting, Business of Law, Law Practice Management, Diversity, Careers, Women in the Law, Criminal Justice, Cybersecurity, Judiciary, Trials & Litigation, Juries Mon, 06 Aug 2012 18:09:20 -0500 40064.abajournal.com