For the second time in little more than a year, the governing council of the ABA Section of Legal Education and Admissions to the Bar has rejected a proposal to…
The General Assembly of the ABA Annual Meeting in Chicago on Saturday afternoon featured two women whose accomplishments have made significant history: Roberta Cooper Ramo, the first of now…
There have been multiple reports of black Americans dying in police custody this summer, often in seemingly dubious circumstances. On Saturday an ABA panel focused on addressing the issue, with…
U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin, D-Ill., speaking to an oft-cheering audience on his home turf, exhorted lawyers to do more pro bono work and to help finance free legal services…
The benefits of having a diverse workplace are well-established. In fact, a lack of diversity can even have a negative effect on the bottom line. So why haven’t law firms…
Suppose that in 1972, in response to a rising crime rate, then-President Richard Nixon announced plans to build 1 million new prison cells, reserve 60 percent of them for blacks…
If women want to be trial lawyers, the best place to have first-chair opportunities may be with federal prosecutors, according to a recent ABA study. But considering that many…
There are still some considerable obstacles when it comes to attorneys and bar associations embracing legal technology and collaborating with legal service providers to close the access-to-justice gap for millions…
At an ABA Annual Meeting panel on Friday, speakers had strong criticisms of the federal government’s detention policies for immigrant mothers with children.
“The government’s family detention policies of widespread…
Believe it or not, there are plenty of hot-button and controversial topics relating to the upcoming 2016 presidential election that have nothing to do with Donald Trump.
In 2014, retired U.S. Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens published Six Amendments: How and Why We Should Change the Constitution. And in a short but punchy speech to a…
Requiring on-duty police officers to wear body cameras could drastically reduce misconduct complaints, according to speakers at a Friday ABA Annual Meeting panel, because false complaints could be determined quicker,…
Tension between police and racial minorities, which has been significantly exacerbated by a recent series of fatal police shootings in places like Baltimore and Ferguson, Missouri, won’t be solved overnight.…
Cities are interested in transportation services offered by groups like Uber and Lyft, but they also have concerns about public safety, according to a recent survey (PDF) by the…
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