Lawyers should reduce limited-scope legal representation agreements to writing and should ask pro se litigants whether they are being represented by counsel to avoid violating the “no-contact” rule, explains a…
Nov 30, 2015 8:50 AM CST
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The adage that there's no place like home should not apply to dangerous wild animals, in the view of a growing number of organizations pushing for the adoption of laws…
Nov 1, 2015 1:00 AM CDT
Charla Nash, who underwent a full face transplant after a friend’s pet chimpanzee mauled her, speaks at a 2014 press conference on Capitol Hill. Getty Images
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When the ABA was planning the Opening Session for its London Sessions commemorating the 800th anniversary of the Magna Carta this summer, it wanted to strike just the right note…
Nov 1, 2015 12:50 AM CDT
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Bar pass rates in New York state have fallen to their lowest point in at least 11 years, new figures show.
Only 70 percent of first-time test takers passed the…
Oct 27, 2015 2:35 PM CDT
ABA President Paulette Brown has written to leaders of the Senate Judiciary Committee to express ABA support for a bipartisan federal sentencing bill that reduces reliance on mandatory minimum sentences…
Oct 19, 2015 11:47 AM CDT
A judge has dismissed a class action suit against a Florida law school whose alumni claimed they were misled about their job prospects after graduation.
U.S. District Judge Brian J.…
Oct 7, 2015 5:20 PM CDT
Northwestern University School of Law is pulling the plug on its accelerated JD program.
The decision was announced in a news release and email on Friday to the law…
Oct 7, 2015 12:25 PM CDT
If you’ve ever received an email from a lawyer, it’s common to see a long statement at the end saying that the contents of the email are confidential and disclosure…
Oct 5, 2015 4:10 PM CDT
The American Bar Association and Rocket Lawyer have launched a new pilot program that provides on-demand legal advice for small businesses.
In a Thursday press release, the ABA and…
Oct 1, 2015 1:55 PM CDT
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Oct 1, 2015 8:45 AM CDT
Photo of ABA President Paulette Brown by Marc Hauser.
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Chicago Police Department Superintendent Garry McCarthy. Photography by Kathy Anderson Photography.
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U.S. Attorney General Loretta Lynch. Photograph by Kathy Anderson Photography.
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