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2015 REGULAR STATE DELEGATE ELECTION The following jurisdictions will elect a State Delegate for a three year term beginning at the adjournment of the 2015 Annual Meeting: Arkansas Colorado Delaware Georgia Idaho Indiana Louisiana Maryland Minnesota Nevada New Hampshire New York Ohio Oregon Rhode Island Utah West Virginia PETITIONS Nominating…

Nov 1, 2014 12:50 AM CDT

Additional federal resources are needed to provide representation for unaccompanied minors, ABA says

Pro bono efforts, alone, are not a complete solution to the need for counsel for unaccompanied immigrant children, ABA President William C. Hubbard says in a letter to Vice President Joe Biden. Hubbard’s letter (PDF) praises Biden for taking a leadership role on the issue and references a White House…

Oct 23, 2014 11:18 AM CDT

Elon Law to cut total tuition by nearly $14K and offer law degree in 2.5 years for all

Elon University School of Law has announced the creation of a new curriculum that represents what the school is calling a groundbreaking new model for legal education. The new curriculum, announced in press release Thursday, will be the nation’s first standard JD program lasting less than three years, Luke Bierman,…

Oct 9, 2014 4:55 PM CDT

ABA, other legal organizations call for more volunteers for Clemency Project 2014

The ABA’s Criminal Justice Section put out a call last week for more volunteers for Clemency Project 2014. CP14, as it’s known for short, is an outgrowth of President Barack Obama’s call this year for sentence commutation petitions from offenders serving long “drug war” sentences. Offenders are eligible if, among…

Oct 7, 2014 9:51 AM CDT

New commission will help the ABA establish justice for the 21st century

In 1973, Martin Cooper changed the world. Inspired by something he saw on Star Trek, Cooper envisioned a personal telephone with a phone number assigned not to an office or home, but to an individual. Today, there are as many mobile phone subscriptions worldwide as there are people. The mobile…

Oct 1, 2014 5:00 AM CDT

Law school accreditation standards get update after 6 years of effort

The six-year odyssey of the ABA Section of Legal Education and Admissions to the Bar to revise the standards and procedural rules for accrediting U.S. law schools has finally reached a happy ending. Well, almost. The ABA House of Delegates, voting in August at the association’s annual meeting in Boston,…

Oct 1, 2014 2:20 AM CDT

Americans don't see their issues as legal matters, study says

An American Bar Foundation study provides additional evidence of a serious gap in access to legal services for many Americans. But its findings also suggest the reasons for the gap can’t be blamed entirely on the usual suspects. Using a list of 12 common types of civil justice issues that…

Oct 1, 2014 2:10 AM CDT

The Magna Carta reaches celebrity status as its 800th anniversary nears

The ABA launched its yearlong commemoration of the Magna Carta’s 800th anniversary with a bang in August at the annual meeting in Boston. The festivities will culminate next June with four days of educational programs, ceremonies and social events in London, followed by a rededication of the ABA’s monument to…

Oct 1, 2014 2:00 AM CDT

Outgoing President Silkenat delivers impassioned plea to address gun violence

ABA President James R. Silkenat used his final speech to the association’s House of Delegates to repeat one of his most persistent messages over the past year: The legal profession must play a leading role in efforts to deal with an epidemic of gun violence in the United States. In…

Oct 1, 2014 1:50 AM CDT

Hacking takes center stage as a tool to improve access to justice

A disaster-relief mobile app that provides individuals with legal information, resources and forms for assistance. An interactive tool that calculates whether a user is eligible for indigent legal services—and how much prison time criminal defendants face. A game that determines whether a user needs legal representation. A website that guides…

Oct 1, 2014 1:40 AM CDT

Report links stand-your-ground laws to higher homicide rates

Stand-your-ground laws hinder law enforcement, are applied inconsistently and disproportionately affect minorities. Those were the main findings from the ABA National Task Force on Stand Your Ground Laws. In a preliminary report (PDF) officially unveiled at the ABA Annual Meeting, the task force found that states with some form of…

Oct 1, 2014 1:30 AM CDT

ABA Announcements

NOTICE BY THE BOARD OF ELECTIONS The following jurisdictions will elect a State Delegate for a three year term beginning at the adjournment of the 2015 Annual Meeting: Arkansas Colorado Delaware Georgia Idaho Indiana Louisiana Maryland Minnesota Nevada New Hampshire New York Ohio Oregon Rhode Island Utah West Virginia PETITIONS…

Oct 1, 2014 1:20 AM CDT

Prosecutors in supervisory roles need to create a ‘culture of compliance,’ ABA ethics opinion says

Prosecutors have special duties under the ABA Model Rules of Professional Conduct. Chief among them is the duty not just to win a case, but to do justice. But prosecutors with managerial and supervisory responsibilities have special challenges and obligations under the rules above and beyond those of other prosecutors.…

Sep 8, 2014 7:07 AM CDT

Harper Lee, ABA Journal fiction prizes announced

John Grisham is a best-selling author who has seen many of his books become major Hollywood pictures. Jason Bailey is a first-time author who maintains a busy legal practice in western Colorado and only writes during his spare time. What do these two writers have in common? This year, they…

Sep 4, 2014 4:28 PM CDT

As we honor the past, we need fresh thinking to ensure access to justice for all

Although we learn the preamble to the U.S. Constitution in our school years, we can gain from reflecting on its words and reminding ourselves of the basic priorities the founders set for our nation: “We the people of the United States, in order to form a more perfect union, establish…

Sep 1, 2014 10:00 AM CDT

ABA Announcements

Additional federal resources are needed to provide representation for unaccompanied minors, ABA says

Elon Law to cut total tuition by nearly $14K and offer law degree in 2.5 years for all

ABA, other legal organizations call for more volunteers for Clemency Project 2014

New commission will help the ABA establish justice for the 21st century

Law school accreditation standards get update after 6 years of effort

Americans don't see their issues as legal matters, study says

The Magna Carta reaches celebrity status as its 800th anniversary nears

Outgoing President Silkenat delivers impassioned plea to address gun violence

Hacking takes center stage as a tool to improve access to justice

Report links stand-your-ground laws to higher homicide rates

ABA Announcements

Prosecutors in supervisory roles need to create a ‘culture of compliance,’ ABA ethics opinion says

Harper Lee, ABA Journal fiction prizes announced

As we honor the past, we need fresh thinking to ensure access to justice for all

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