Newest Issue - July 2016

These lawyers turn to nature to nurture their bodies and souls

Features

• 50 years later, Freedom of Information Act still chipping away at government's secretive culture
• Legal challenges over online reviews seek to separate fact from fiction

President's Letter

• Protect the Vote, Promote the Vote: New voting laws can infringe on a critical constitutional right

Letters

• Letters: We can work it out

The National Pulse

• Business owners grapple with serving armed customers
• Police face constitutional challenges for using cellphone tracking devices to locate suspects

Business of Law

• 'Preventative law' practice aims to stem the tide of heroin addiction
• Third-party financing is growing, and lawyers are big players
• Legal aid agencies are using webchat to answer queries
• Fewer lawyers--and jobs--for the Class of '15
• Document-scanning firms can save lawyers money and space

Report from Governmental Affairs

• Record number of bar leaders participated in this year's ABA Day lobbying event

Precedents

• July 28, 1868: The 14th Amendment is ratified

The Practice

• Sharing fees with a lawyer outside the firm is OK as long as certain ethics rules are followed
• The sadistic editor and the lawyer who survived his wrath

Opening Statements

• Colleges see an uptick in requests for emotional support animals on campus
• Law prof says his school is on the cutting edge when it comes to restrooms
• 'The Gen Why Lawyer' podcast explores unconventional career paths for young attorneys
• 10 Questions: This young lawyer could put people behind bars before she could legally have a drink
• Supreme Fiction: 10 novels to get your mind off the Supreme Court nomination standoff

Supreme Court Report

• Oyez website finds sponsors to take over its Supreme Court audio archives

Your ABA

• In law and music, surmounting new challenges has defined Paula Boggs' career
• One law school experiments with accepting the GRE for admissions
• ABA Announcements

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