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Meet the ABA’s newest leadership candidates

After the ABA Annual Meeting in August, the association’s newly nominated officers and members of the Board of Governors will begin their terms in office. We’ve asked these nominees the same four questions in the lead-up to the meeting: • What positive experiences have you had with the ABA? •…

Jun 1, 2024 12:30 AM CDT

ABA Notices - June-July 2024

NOMINATING COMMITTEE BUSINESS SESSION AND CANDIDATES’ FORUM AT THE 2024 ABA ANNUAL MEETING The Secretary hereby gives notice that the Nominating Committee will meet in conjunction with the 2024 ABA Annual Meeting on Sunday, Aug. 4, from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. CDT (subject to change) at the headquarters hotel…

Jun 1, 2024 12:25 AM CDT

The ABA is committed to judicial independence and championing the courts

Maintaining the independence of the federal judiciary has long been a core mission of the ABA. Through advocacy, education and collaboration, the ABA strives to preserve and protect the independence of the judicial branch of the federal government and ensure federal courts receive adequate resources—including for the safety of federal judges.

Jun 1, 2024 12:20 AM CDT

Illinois signs up for NextGen bar exam as details on test emerge

On the same day that Illinois announced that it would be the 19th jurisdiction to commit to administering the NextGen bar exam, the National Conference of Bar Examiners released additional information about two knowledge areas of the new test.

May 29, 2024 3:13 PM CDT

Meet Jennifer Rosato Perea, who’ll lead ABA accreditation and legal ed as managing director

At the ABA, she will be the first woman and Latina in the managing director role.

May 29, 2024 2:40 PM CDT

Nevada will consider three-stage process to join bar

The Nevada Supreme Court is considering a proposal to shift its licensure process to a three-stage assessment echoing the process for medical doctors.

May 29, 2024 8:49 AM CDT

Baker McKenzie partner drops suit seeking IRS documents on partnership scrutiny

A Baker McKenzie tax partner has dropped his lawsuit seeking documents from the Internal Revenue Service about its tougher policies for auditing partnerships.

May 23, 2024 1:57 PM CDT

Complaint targets ABA diversity programs; claims are ‘factually and legally incorrect,’ association says

A civil rights complaint filed Tuesday with the U.S. Department of Justice alleges that at least nine ABA diversity programs discriminate on the basis of race in violation of Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.

May 23, 2024 9:35 AM CDT

‘Killers of the Flower Moon’ among winners of 2024 ABA Silver Gavel Awards

Killers of the Flower Moon, a film by Martin Scorsese, is among the winners of the 2024 ABA Silver Gavel Awards for Media and the Arts.

May 22, 2024 12:40 PM CDT

ASU Law, Diné College create pathway for Navajo law degrees

Aiming to increase the number of legal professionals practicing tribal law, the Arizona State University Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law and Diné College are partnering to create a package of undergraduate and graduate law degrees focused on the Navajo Nation.

May 21, 2024 2:13 PM CDT

Journey toward fully online law schools inches forward after ABA Legal Ed council vote

After receiving pushback from law school deans and with many logistical questions looming, the council of the ABA Section of Legal Education and Admissions to the Bar voted to continue developing a proposal to start fully accrediting online-only law schools at its May 17 meeting in Chicago.

May 20, 2024 2:34 PM CDT

ABA Journal named Magazine of the Year for second year in a row

For the second year in a row, the ABA Journal took home the Magazine of the Year award for overall excellence in a national contest held by the American Society of Business Publication Editors.

May 20, 2024 1:38 PM CDT

ABA Legal Ed council gives its blessing to alternative licensing

With more states leaning toward alternative attorney licensing, the council of the ABA Section of Legal Education and Admissions to the Bar on Friday approved a policy shift that now allows states to use methods of licensure beyond the bar exam.

May 17, 2024 4:00 PM CDT

Bar exam alternatives on docket of ABA Legal Ed council

With some states already moving toward alternative attorney licensing, the council of the ABA Section of Legal Education and Admissions to the Bar will consider a draft policy statement urging jurisdictions to consider a host of methods to licensure when it meets Friday.

May 13, 2024 4:35 PM CDT

Solicitors general, past and present, reflect on ups and downs of job and arguing before SCOTUS

It isn’t often that a bipartisan group of U.S. solicitors general gather in public to discuss their unique role in the legal system and even gripe a little about the U.S. Supreme Court. But that’s what happened recently in a packed hotel ballroom before the ABA 2024 Litigation Section Annual Conference in Washington, D.C.

May 9, 2024 12:02 PM CDT