ABA Journal

AI detection tools might not be the answer just yet

Artificial intelligence detection tools purport to be able to act as digital gatekeepers in law classrooms, courtrooms and beyond. But there’s a glitch—literally. Though vendors say their detectors accurately determine when someone has used AI, real-world use tells a different story.

Oct 1, 2025 1:30 AM CDT

The business of successfully running an in-house department

In-house lawyering is about running a business inside a business. That means managing internal clients, knowing the revenue model, guiding decisions, hiring with leverage in mind, and deciding when to build versus buy.

Oct 1, 2025 1:25 AM CDT

Bryan Garner: If your client’s case has bad facts, how can you present them in the best possible light?

Like everyone else, lawyers sometimes find themselves in extremis. A dire circumstance may call for an extreme argument—the classic last-ditch, desperate appeal. The ultimate test is whether the argument wins the day. Typically, the far-fetched argument doesn’t.

Oct 1, 2025 1:20 AM CDT

ABA ethics opinion addresses how to handle criminal offenses that clients commit against lawyers

What happens to the lawyers who get taken in by scams and subsequently defrauded? Are they permitted to disclose the details of the crimes against them to law enforcement, or do they have to stay silent because of their duty of confidentiality toward clients or prospective clients?

Oct 1, 2025 1:15 AM CDT

Insurance counsel writes poetry about law school, going to court and the practice of law

Poetry is a great way to infuse a little humor into what can be a “tedious” lifestyle, New York City attorney Stevi Siber-Sanderowitz says. She is fascinated by the haiku, a streamlined form of poetry that originated in Japan.

Oct 1, 2025 1:10 AM CDT

This LA lawyer levels up legal protections in the video game industry

Ryan Morrison grew up playing video games. Today Morrison is known by the moniker, “the Video Game Attorney.” He’s a founding partner of MGL, a boutique firm based in Los Angeles. He also advocates for individual creatives as CEO of Evolved Talent Agency, a digital talent management and marketing agency he founded.

Oct 1, 2025 1:05 AM CDT

Authority figures don’t always give the best career advice, this appellate justice tells young people

Authority figures don’t always give the best career advice, this appellate justice tells young Even when his goals seemed impossible, Jesse G. Reyes, an Illinois Appellate Court justice, says he has kept following them. “I have always believed that if a door is closed to me, I am just going to find a way around it or over it or through it,” says Reyes, 72.

Oct 1, 2025 1:00 AM CDT

Chemical tests to determine whether marijuana impairs driving are problematic, experts say

With marijuana use increasingly legal and more socially acceptable in the U.S., states are struggling with how to determine whether drivers are high and a danger on the roads.

Oct 1, 2025 12:55 AM CDT

As more Americans fall behind in rent, cities adopt right to counsel programs for tenants

The idea that governments should provide free lawyers for low-income tenants in eviction court proceedings has gained traction in recent years. According to some housing rights groups, there are at least 19 cities, two counties and five states with right to counsel programs, and more will soon follow.

Oct 1, 2025 12:50 AM CDT

Nikole Nelson champions a national model to bring legal services to those without access

Nikole Nelson spent much of her career trying to close the justice gap in Alaska. As the executive director of Alaska Legal Services Corp., Nelson helped provide free civil legal aid to low-income residents in about a dozen communities across the state. But Nelson and her team encountered many other people they couldn’t assist because of a lack of resources.

Oct 1, 2025 12:35 AM CDT

ABA President Michelle A. Behnke will prioritize defending liberty, pursuing justice

The American Bar Association will redouble its efforts to defend liberty and pursue justice to advance the rule of law, said ABA President Michelle A. Behnke, who took office in August at the end of the 2025 annual meeting in Toronto.

Oct 1, 2025 12:30 AM CDT

ABA House calls out law firm intimidation, supports the First Amendment and more

The ABA House of Delegates adopted more than 50 policy matters when it met during the annual meeting.

Oct 1, 2025 12:25 AM CDT

ABA calls on federal government to ensure immigrants receive due process

The ABA, a longtime advocate for immigrants’ rights, took a stand against some sweeping changes to the U.S. immigration system by President Donald Trump’s administration during its annual meeting in Toronto.

Oct 1, 2025 12:20 AM CDT

ABA Notices - Fall 2025

ABA Notices

Oct 1, 2025 12:15 AM CDT

ABA addresses regulatory and legislative challenges

As the national voice of the legal profession, the ABA has long worked to preserve the profession’s independence and ensure legislation and regulations do not undermine lawyers’ ability to represent clients or interfere with courts’ authority over the practice of law.

Oct 1, 2025 12:10 AM CDT