A judge and judge-elect in Montgomery County, Pa., have created a stir, but haven’t broken any nepotism rules by hiring their wives to serve as their secretaries.
The U.S. Supreme Court issued its first argued decisions of the term today, and the very first was written by the newest justice, Sonia Sotomayor, in a dispute over a…
The ABA announced today that it has created an extensive database to help lawyers deal with the litany of unresolved questions following the U.S. Supreme Court’s Boumediene v. Bush ruling…
ABA President Carolyn Lamm sent a letter to Attorney General Eric Holder Wednesday, praising his move to bring detainees suspected of being involved in the 9/11 terrorist attacks to trial.
Renowned for his Florida land-use expertise and love of baseball, David Cardwell was seemingly more comfortable in a Hawaiian shirt than a business suit.
ABA Executive Director Henry F. White Jr. has resigned after three years at the helm of the world’s largest voluntary professional membership organization. ABA General Counsel R. Thomas Howell Jr.…
The United States lags significantly behind other developed countries in its adherence to international rule of law principles, according to a study released today by the Nov 11, 2009 10:01 PM CST
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