Newest Issue - February 2012

Patriots Debate: The Meaning of the Constitution in a Time of Terror

Features

• Constitutional Dilemma: The Power to Declare War Is Deeply Rooted in American History
• War Powers Belong to the President
• Only Congress Can Declare War
• The Badgering State: Wis. Battles over Worker's Rights and Skirmishes in the Supreme Court
• The High Bench vs. the Ivory Tower

President's Letter

• A Dividend on Your Investment: Free CLE Credits Make ABA Membership Even More Valuable

Letters

• Letters: Twitter Time?

The National Pulse

• Unknown Knowns: Torture Suits Against Rumsfeld May Revive a 40-Year-Old Liability Case
• Alimony Arithmetic: More States Are Looking at Formulas to Regulate Spousal Support

Business of Law

• Speaking Up: Helping Law Students Break Through the Silence of Depression
• Phone Homes: As Smartphones Go Viral, Attorneys Gain Freedom of Platform
• Leaning in to Help: Program Helps Nonprofits Better Serve Immigrant Children
• Got Disaster? Your On-Hand Technology Can See You Through
• Siblings at Law: Sister-Brother Legal Team Plays to Each Other's Strengths

Precedents

• February 12, 1909: The Birth of the NAACP

Opening Statements

• A True Love Story: Documentary Looks at Couple Behind Famous Civil Rights Case
• Whistle-Blower Tips Pour in After Dodd-Frank Act Goes into Effect
• A Law and Order Campaign: Lawyer, 29, Unseats Long-Term DA in Luzerne County, Pa.
• The Readers' Choice: Voters' Top Blawg 100 Picks
• Heard the One About the Lawyer? Comedians-at-Law Troupe Hits the Road

Supreme Court Report

• Dissecting the Health Care Case: Election-Year Term Mirrors New Deal Era

McElhaney on Litigation

• See It Now: Past Events Seem More Real When They're Described in Present Tense

Your ABA

• The Capital of Rape: Fighting Widespread Sexual Violence in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
• Back to the Big Easy: ABA to Hold Its First Major Post-Katrina Meeting in New Orleans
• Change of Address: ABA Moving to Leased Space After Selling DC Building
• Lawyers Giving Back

Obiter Dicta

• The Quaint Notion of Shame: For Some, a Lack of Conscience Shows a Lack of Humanity

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