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April-May 2021 ABA Notices

For more official ABA notices, please visit ABAJournal.com in May. STATE DELEGATE VACANCY ELECTIONS (ALABAMA AND PENNSYLVANIA) Pursuant to Section 6.3(e) of the association’s Constitution, the states of Alabama and Pennsylvania will hold elections to fill the state delegate positions that will become available due to the nominations of Jennifer…

Apr 1, 2021 12:25 AM CDT

Advocate for important issues by engaging Congress online at ABA Day 2021

The ABA works hard to serve as the voice of the legal profession on Capitol Hill, but the most important voice members of Congress want to hear is yours, their constituent’s. Senators and representatives need to hear directly from you to help shape their opinions on developing policy issues. That…

Apr 1, 2021 12:20 AM CDT

ABA supports universal background checks, other proposals to curb gun violence, lawmakers told

ABA President Patricia Lee Refo is urging leaders of the Senate Judiciary Committee to consider the association’s proposals to curb “the scourge of gun violence in America.”

Mar 30, 2021 12:26 PM CDT

Amy Breihan has dedicated her career to helping juvenile lifers seek parole

It’s been nearly nine years since the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in Miller v. Alabama that mandatory life without parole for juveniles violates the Eighth Amendment. It’s been five years since it held in Montgomery v. Louisiana that its 2012 decision was retroactive. In that time, Amy Breihan has helped seek second chances for prisoners in Missouri who were younger than age 18 when they were sentenced to life behind bars.

Mar 30, 2021 8:56 AM CDT

Compared with 2016, there are now half as many for-profit law schools

In 2010, there were six for-profit law schools; as of March 2021, however, only three with that tax status remain—and two of the three hope to eventually convert to nonprofit status.

Mar 29, 2021 10:36 AM CDT

How quickly can Biden deliver on policing reform?

President Joe Biden promised criminal justice reforms but has had to balance competing interests between progressives and moderates as he finalizes his Cabinet.

Mar 29, 2021 10:18 AM CDT

In ‘The Watergate Girl,’ Jill Wine-Banks gives an inside look at the special prosecution team that brought down Nixon

Jill Wine-Banks was barely 30 when she became an assistant Watergate special prosecutor investigating President Richard M. Nixon. In The Watergate Girl: My Fight for Truth and Justice Against a Criminal President, Wine-Banks (who was then known as Jill Wine Volner) shares her experience battling political obstruction, courtroom legal wrangling and the era's sexism.

Mar 24, 2021 9:18 AM CDT

Law dean reveals retirement was due to ‘slaveholder’ comment; remark followed tenure controversy

A law dean has revealed that her Jan. 19 retirement announcement was precipitated by her reference to herself as a “slaveholder” during a faculty meeting.

Mar 23, 2021 3:30 PM CDT

High tech can heighten discrimination; here are some policy recommendations for its ethical use

From federal surveillance of social justice protests to facial recognition technology that results in inordinately high false positives for certain demographic groups, recent surveillance trends have deep historical roots and troubling future implications for traditionally marginalized groups. These trends threaten our core constitutional values, democratic principles and the rule of law.

Mar 23, 2021 9:08 AM CDT

State ethics officials may draft new version of lawyer-bias ban after dropping appeal of adverse ruling

Pennsylvania ethics officials have withdrawn a federal appeal that sought to reinstate an ethics rule banning lawyers from knowingly manifesting bias or engaging in discrimination in the practice of law.

Mar 19, 2021 9:42 AM CDT

ABA announces 22 finalists for 2021 Silver Gavel Awards

For the past 62 years, the ABA has honored books, documentaries, other media and art for their role in fostering the public’s understanding of law and the legal system.

Mar 11, 2021 11:04 AM CST

New ABA ethics opinion addresses professional responsibilities of virtual practice

Lawyers can practice law virtually but must ensure that they consider various ethical responsibilities related to the duties of competence, diligence, communication, confidentiality and supervision, according to a new opinion released by the ABA’s Standing Committee on Professional Responsibility.

Mar 10, 2021 10:27 AM CST

April-May 2021 ABA Notices

Advocate for important issues by engaging Congress online at ABA Day 2021

ABA supports universal background checks, other proposals to curb gun violence, lawmakers told

Amy Breihan has dedicated her career to helping juvenile lifers seek parole

Compared with 2016, there are now half as many for-profit law schools

How quickly can Biden deliver on policing reform?

In ‘The Watergate Girl,’ Jill Wine-Banks gives an inside look at the special prosecution team that brought down Nixon

Law dean reveals retirement was due to ‘slaveholder’ comment; remark followed tenure controversy

High tech can heighten discrimination; here are some policy recommendations for its ethical use

State ethics officials may draft new version of lawyer-bias ban after dropping appeal of adverse ruling

ABA announces 22 finalists for 2021 Silver Gavel Awards

New ABA ethics opinion addresses professional responsibilities of virtual practice

4 more law schools found to be in compliance with ABA’s new bar passage standard

ABA House of Delegates calls for changes in country’s immigration system

Women shouldn’t face criminal prosecution after abortion or miscarriage, ABA House says

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