Newest Issue - March 2013

Meet the man who would save Guantanamo

Features

• Fifty years after Gideon, lawyers still struggle to provide counsel to the indigent
• Seeking justice in the killing fields

President's Letter

• The 'Obvious Truth': Gideon asserts only a lawyer's advocacy can ensure a defendant a fair trial

Letters

• Letters: Punishing lawyer jerks

The National Pulse

• District attorneys are declining to defend controversial state and federal laws
• Insurers are hiring lawyers, with an eye on privilege

Business of Law

• Bilingual lawyers have a leg up in many niche practice groups
• Apt to make apps? What you need to consider before jumping in
• Law Library of Congress is collecting treasures for you
• Parent-owned practices benefit from hiring offspring
• 2013 raises to peak for midlevel associates at midsize firms
• Why don't law grads participate in loan repayment programs?

Report from Governmental Affairs

• ABA urges increased funding for legal programs serving the military and veterans

Precedents

• March 25, 1931: The saga of the Scottsboro Boys begins

Opening Statements

• Inside the mind of Faulkner estate's lawsuit-filing watchdog
• Training for drug court professionals goes online
• Keep yer pants on: San Francisco bans public nudity
• Judge raises eyebrows after sentencing a teen to church
• Hearsay: Do you have an unusual hobby?

Supreme Court Report

• Justices will probe Arizona's voter registration law

Your ABA

• ABA responds to Superstorm Sandy with a reinforced disaster response plan
• IOLTA programs find new funding to support legal services
• Former ABA president who led bar's fight to save Legal Services Corp. has died
• ABA Announcements
• Lawyers giving back

Obiter Dicta

• Daughter pushes back against pushy parents

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