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Book detailing 5 fights for democracy is among 2025 Silver Gavel Award winners

A new book about assaults on democracy by past American presidents is among the recipients of this year’s Silver Gavel Awards for Media and the Arts. The Presidents and the People: Five Leaders Who Threatened Democracy and the Citizens Who Fought to Defend It, written by Brown University professor Corey Brettschneider, took home the top prize in the books category.

May 14, 2025 11:00 AM CDT

These attorneys defend clients in need; their pay is being frozen for months

A number of attorneys representing clients who cannot afford legal representation in federal cases are set to have their pay halted for more than two months because of budget shortfalls in the congressional spending bill passed this year, court officials say, alarming lawyers and judges.

May 14, 2025 9:05 AM CDT

Perplexed about AI? Richard Susskind wants to help

For nearly 30 years, Richard Susskind has been asking lawyers to envision the future of the legal profession in ways that stretch the imagination. Now, he’s written a guidebook to help humanity respond to artificial intelligence.

May 7, 2025 8:53 AM CDT

Dialogue on Deregulation, Politicization: Arizona vice chief justice discusses innovation, retention elections

Bold. Innovative. Visionary. At a time when many courts are losing the battle to provide access to justice, especially in low-income communities, the Arizona Supreme Court has brought fresh ideas to bridge the justice gap.

Apr 10, 2025 10:06 AM CDT

ABA Day 2025: Your voice, your advocacy, your impact

ABA Day is more than an event—it is a chance for the legal profession to show its commitment to the communities we serve. Through a dynamic combination of ABA Day in Washington and ABA Day Online, members will advocate for critical legal issues.

Apr 9, 2025 6:00 AM CDT

TRO requires US to continue funding immigration court lawyers for children entering country without parent

A federal judge in San Francisco issued a temporary restraining order Tuesday that blocks a cutoff in federal funding for representation in immigration court for minors who enter the United States without a parent or legal guardians.

Apr 2, 2025 12:42 PM CDT

Do law school clinics engage in ‘progressive-left’ advocacy? Congressional committee seeks information

Legal clinics at Northwestern University’s Pritzker School of Law are being targeted by the U.S. House of Representatives' Committee on Education and Workforce, which is requesting information about policies, funding sources and budgets.

Apr 1, 2025 2:02 PM CDT

ABA’s Disaster Legal Services program is suspending formal operations after FEMA freeze

The ABA Young Lawyers Division’s Disaster Legal Services program is suspending its formal operations until further notice, according to a letter sent from the program’s director to its active partners Tuesday. The Federal Emergency Management Agency told the ABA last week that it would freeze all funding for Disaster Legal Services and other community services programs at the behest of its executive leaders.

Mar 27, 2025 3:13 PM CDT

ABA responds to federal cuts to legal services for unaccompanied children

The ABA is calling on lawyers to urge the Trump administration to reinstate full funding for legal services for tens of thousands of children who entered the United States alone.

Mar 27, 2025 11:25 AM CDT

The End of Reality? How to combat deepfakes in our legal system

There’s nothing fake about it. The legal industry is facing a big problem with deepfakes. Courtrooms are not yet flooded with a tsunami of deepfake evidence, but with this artificial intelligence-generated technology playing with great success on social media and in fraud schemes, it’s only a matter of time before deepfakes regularly drop into the exhibit list.

Mar 10, 2025 9:10 AM CDT

Nearly 30 legal entities may leave Utah’s regulatory sandbox program after state tightens rules

At least 27 law firms and businesses may be leaving a Utah program that permits nontraditional legal services providers to operate in the state, including firms operated by nonlawyers, according to a published report.

Mar 4, 2025 1:45 PM CST

Big Four accounting company gets Arizona approval to operate firm, plans to use AI to transform legal services

KPMG has become the first Big Four accounting company to own a law firm in the United States after Arizona approved its participation in the state’s alternative business structure program.

Mar 4, 2025 9:27 AM CST

South Dakota approves public service pathway to bar

The South Dakota Supreme Court has approved a new pathway to licensure that allows law students to perform 500 hours of supervised public service as an alternative to taking the bar exam.

Feb 27, 2025 11:10 AM CST

Protect domestic violence survivors by protecting their pets, ABA House says

At the ABA Midyear Meeting in Phoenix on Monday, the ABA House of Delegates considered how to best meet the needs of pet owners in family law and civil protection order proceedings.

Feb 3, 2025 6:42 PM CST

Idaho sees lawyer withdrawals after moving county public defender offices to the state

Recent Idaho public defender pay rate changes led to many counsel heading for the exits, and the Idaho State Bar issued a formal ethics opinion over concerns about defendants being left without attorneys.

Feb 1, 2025 1:30 AM CST

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