656 ABA Journal Annual Meeting articles.
Like the manner of the man who delivered it, the message was simple, direct and steeped in the heritage of traditional New England democracy.
The man was David H. Souter,…
Aug 2, 2009 1:47 AM CDT
Journalists should not put themselves above the law in their efforts to protect sources and confidential information, said Patrick Fitzgerald, the U.S. attorney for the Northern District of Illinois, today…
Aug 1, 2009 10:32 PM CDT
Lawyers in the African nation of Zimbabwe don’t worry much about such things as recessions, competing for business or the future of the billable hour. Their focus is more likely…
Aug 1, 2009 9:27 PM CDT
Lawyers, even the infamous ones, are quasi public figures, and they should make online posts accordingly, said a panel of lawyers Saturday.
Indeed, Michele On-Ja Choe, a Sidley Austin associate…
Aug 1, 2009 8:43 PM CDT
The year is barely half over and it’s already shaping up to be one of the worst years ever for the legal profession. Through the end of July, nearly 4,300…
Aug 1, 2009 8:25 PM CDT
When former special prosecutor Kenneth Starr depicted Sonia Sotamayor injecting the U.S. Supreme Court with flair and excitement, he sounded a wee bit like a teenager with a crush.
“We’ve…
Jul 31, 2009 11:39 PM CDT
Galveston, Texas-area lawyers on Facebook may want to double-check their friends list, especially if they’re about to appear before Judge Susan Criss.
That’s because Criss, a state court judge who…
Jul 31, 2009 8:16 PM CDT
When you put six former U.S. attorneys general together on a panel at a convention of lawyers, it’s pretty safe to assume the meeting room won’t be big enough.
That…
Jul 31, 2009 7:42 PM CDT
It sounded easy.
Federal Reserve Bank of New York’s counsel, Denley Chew, slapped down some $2 bills and challenged a room of lawyers and legal researchers with laptops and iPhones…
Jul 31, 2009 6:38 PM CDT
The Federal Trade Commission’s announcement that it would suspend implementation of a controversial regulation that would require many businesses to take steps to prevent identity theft gives the ABA more…
Jul 30, 2009 9:47 PM CDT
While some law firms are leading the charge to promote women and minority partners to management positions, others remain dominated by the “white man’s voice,” and gender bias that keep…
Jul 30, 2009 8:27 PM CDT
Retired federal judge Abner J. Mikva, who heads up a panel investigating clout in the admissions process at the University of Illinois, decried the growing practice by prosecutors of holding…
Jul 30, 2009 7:19 PM CDT
Should lawyers use Twitter? ABA President H. Thomas Wells apparently thinks so. He’s Twittering from the ABA Annual Meeting in Chicago.
Wells’ followers can learn that he takes…
Jul 30, 2009 4:12 PM CDT
The ABA should either get out of the federal law school accreditation process altogether or seek a waiver from a Department of Education rule requiring the association to steer clear…
Jul 29, 2009 10:40 PM CDT
Politicians and judges will be in abundant supply at the ABA Annual Meeting that kicks off in Chicago on Thursday.
The headliner is newly retired Justice David H. Souter, who…
Jul 29, 2009 7:19 PM CDT
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