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Home Renovations: ABA President Bill Bay promises changes for members

Dec 1, 2024 12:30 AM CST

ABA Notices

ABA Notices - December 2024-January 2025

Dec 1, 2024 12:25 AM CST

Report from Governmental Affairs

ABA Legislative Priorities Survey helps members set the agenda

Dec 1, 2024 12:20 AM CST

Precedents

Dec. 22, 1984: ‘Subway Vigilante’ Bernhard Goetz wounds 4 in NYC

Dec 1, 2024 12:10 AM CST

Features

Moms in Law: Millennials demand work-life balance more than their predecessors, but challenges persist

Dec 1, 2024 12:00 AM CST

Ethics

‘Words fail to capture the severity and extent’ of lawyer’s bigotry, appeals court says

Nov 27, 2024 2:03 PM CST

Legislation & Lobbying

ABA’s Impact: Confronting anti-Asian bias through civics education

Nov 27, 2024 11:15 AM CST

Ethics

Lawyer mailed feces to federal judges, GOP politicians, ethics complaint says; he blamed his ‘rage’ on racism

Nov 27, 2024 11:09 AM CST

Criminal Justice

In ‘stunning fall from grace,’ med-mal lawyer is convicted of trying to extort medical system for $25M

Nov 27, 2024 8:50 AM CST

Members Who Inspire

Michelle Rozovics’ love of learning and teaching takes her around the world

Nov 27, 2024 8:48 AM CST

U.S. Supreme Court

Chemerinsky: SCOTUS considers law prohibiting gender-affirming care—case of constitutionality, deep cultural division

Nov 27, 2024 8:45 AM CST

Family Law

Supporting Survivors: ABA and its members have shaped the Violence Against Women Act for 30 years

Nov 26, 2024 2:27 PM CST

Law Firms

BigLaw firm and ex-partner who sued for age bias agree on dismissal

Nov 26, 2024 2:09 PM CST

Fifth Amendment

Are police responsible for damaging home to oust suspect? Sotomayor and Gorsuch see important issue

Nov 26, 2024 12:39 PM CST

Law Firms

3 practice leaders left this BigLaw firm in 1 week’s time; ‘there are no safe havens,’ says recruiting firm partner

Nov 26, 2024 10:42 AM CST

Law in Popular Culture

2024 Gifts for Lawyers Guide (photo gallery)

Nov 26, 2024 9:50 AM CST

Sentencing/Post Conviction

Presumed vindictiveness of increased sentence imposed by federal judge requires do-over, 4th Circuit says

Nov 26, 2024 9:19 AM CST

Juries

Florida judge cites crosswording juror in mistrial grant; ‘I didn’t know it was a bad thing,’ juror says

Nov 26, 2024 8:45 AM CST

Careers

Who is the real Roger Pearce? Successful lawyer used assumed name for more than 50 years

Nov 25, 2024 2:38 PM CST

Pro Bono

Want to help rural Alaskans with their tax needs? Volunteers sought for pro bono

Nov 25, 2024 1:56 PM CST