Newest Issue - November 2014

Cities get mired in civil rights disputes in trying to deal with growing homeless populations

Features

• Chicago teens tell how guns affected them and their neighborhoods
• Towns across the country are blocking energy companies from fracking

President's Letter

• Supporting Our Veterans: We can help those who serve our country in many ways

Letters

• Letters: Praying for Reform

The National Pulse

• NY high court says anti-cyberbullying law won't pass First Amendment muster
• NJ suffers a setback in its bid for a sports gambling law

Business of Law

• NBA union's new leader called 'relentless, brilliant'
• Paralegals and legal assistants are taking on expanded duties
• Personal connections are still behind why GCs hire an outside firm
• Technology rewires the drafting and reviewing of contracts
• These tracking tools help analyze your online marketing efforts
• Risk-matrix graphs can give clients a colorful assessment of global risk
• Innovative lab checks digital products for privacy risks

Report from Governmental Affairs

• Opponents of requiring accrual method of accounting for law firms gain support

Precedents

• Nov. 14, 1957: Mob bosses raided at Apalachin

The Practice

• How to regain the joy of reading

Opening Statements

• Do you have the skills, traits and values of a good lawyer? Take this quiz to find out
• New program at Hastings Law teaches students about startups
• New app helps people expunge their criminal records

Supreme Court Report

• Fisherman convicted of violating Sarbanes-Oxley will be heard by the Supreme Court

Your ABA

• ABA's Grit Project aims to help women advance in the profession
• ABA ethics opinion offers guidance to managers and supervisors in prosecutors' offices
• ABA Announcements

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