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William Neukom, former ABA president with influence ‘from boardrooms to ballparks to courtrooms,’ dies at 83

Former ABA president Bill Neukom, once chief lawyer for Microsoft and CEO of the San Francisco Giants, has died at 83.

Jul 17, 2025 11:22 AM CDT

ABA honors 2025 public service award recipients

Creating a holistic public defender system, protecting a vulnerable group from imminent housing loss and advancing the American Bar Association’s mission to assure meaningful access to justice are some of the accomplishments recognized by the ABA Government and Public Sector Lawyers Division through its 2025 Dorsey, Hodson and Nelson Awards.

Jul 14, 2025 12:30 PM CDT

Former ABA president, ‘a towering figure in the legal community,’ dies at 85

Atlanta lawyer R. William (Bill) Ide III, who served as president of the American Bar Association for the 1993 to 1994 term, died on July 8 at the age of 85. Ide “was a towering figure in the legal community and a fierce advocate for civil rights, a fair and…

Jul 14, 2025 10:34 AM CDT

Deans, law school associations oppose Texas proposal to end ABA accreditation

Deans from eight Texas law schools—along with leaders of the Association of American Law Schools, the Law School Admission Council, the AccessLex Institute and the National Association for Law Placement—oppose ending Texas’ requirement that bar exam takers graduate from an ABA-accredited law school, according to responses to the Texas Supreme Court obtained by the ABA Journal.

Jul 10, 2025 9:26 AM CDT

ABA ethics opinion addresses jury selection discrimination from consultants and AI technology

When using peremptory challenges, lawyers should not strike jurors based on discrimination, according to an ethics opinion by the ABA’s Standing Committee on Ethics and Professional Responsibility.

Jul 9, 2025 10:20 AM CDT

Lawyer for ABA, foreign-aid recipients tells DC Circuit US must spend appropriated ‘pots of money’

Congress in 2024 “appropriated very specific pots of money for foreign assistance purposes” and required the executive branch to spend the full amount, a lawyer representing the ABA and other groups challenging funding cutoffs told the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit on Monday.

Jul 8, 2025 1:35 PM CDT

Chemerinsky: Supreme Court’s term was all about taking sides on the ideological divide

The court’s October 2024 term, which ended June 27, presented a number of cases that posed politically controversial issues concerning the aspects of the culture wars and challenges to the actions of President Donald Trump.

Jul 2, 2025 9:00 AM CDT

Bill Paul, ABA’s first Native American president, dies at 94

A firm believer in increasing diversity in the legal profession, Bill Paul and his wife funded the initial $100,000 to establish the ABA’s Legal Opportunity Scholarship Fund, alongside his longtime firm, Crowe & Dunlevy.

Jul 1, 2025 1:34 PM CDT

Trump executive order ‘cuts Susman off at the knees,’ judge says, permanently blocking it

A fourth federal judge has granted a permanent injunction blocking President Donald Trump from targeting law firms because of the clients they represent and the causes that they back.

Jun 30, 2025 10:49 AM CDT

Nonlawyers can partly own law firms in Puerto Rico under revised ethics rules

Puerto Rico has enacted new lawyer ethics rules that allow nonlawyers to have an ownership interest in law firms, a departure from Model Rule 5.4 of the ABA Model Rules of Professional Conduct on professional independence.

Jun 25, 2025 2:59 PM CDT

Attacks on rule of law will fail because lawyers ‘are fierce’ and ‘very resourceful,’ says DC Bar president-elect

“Lawyers are fighters, and judges will follow the law,” says Diane Seltzer, the president-elect of the D.C. Bar for the 2025-2026 term. “We are fierce; we care deeply about justice; and we are very, very resourceful in finding ways to make sure we prevail.”

Jun 20, 2025 11:17 AM CDT

William Neukom, former ABA president with influence ‘from boardrooms to ballparks to courtrooms,’ dies at 83

ABA honors 2025 public service award recipients

Former ABA president, ‘a towering figure in the legal community,’ dies at 85

Deans, law school associations oppose Texas proposal to end ABA accreditation

ABA ethics opinion addresses jury selection discrimination from consultants and AI technology

Lawyer for ABA, foreign-aid recipients tells DC Circuit US must spend appropriated ‘pots of money’

Chemerinsky: Supreme Court’s term was all about taking sides on the ideological divide

Bill Paul, ABA’s first Native American president, dies at 94

Trump executive order ‘cuts Susman off at the knees,’ judge says, permanently blocking it

Nonlawyers can partly own law firms in Puerto Rico under revised ethics rules

Attacks on rule of law will fail because lawyers ‘are fierce’ and ‘very resourceful,’ says DC Bar president-elect

Barrett belies claims of leftward drift as Supreme Court upholds ban on some medical treatments for trans minors

ABA sues over Trump administration’s intimidation of law firms and lawyers

Are you the bully at work? ‘Stand Up to Bullying Challenge’ includes introspection, education

Data doesn’t support DOJ claims of bias in judicial ratings process, ABA President Bay says

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