Sessions in the City: 2017 annual meeting will hit the streets of New York

When the 2017 ABA Annual Meeting convenes in New York City Aug. 10-15, the organizers hope attendees will not spend all their time cooped up in a hotel.

Under ABA President Linda A. Klein’s direction, a new CLE in the City series was created to give lawyers the chance to visit and network at law firms and legal venues around town while earning up to 4.5 CLE credits.

Jul 1, 2017 12:45 AM CDT

ABA president expresses concerns about case of inmate who is scheduled for execution

ABA President Linda A. Klein is expressing concern about whether the death penalty is appropriate in the case of an inmate who is said to be delusional.

Klein sent a…

Jun 29, 2017 3:29 PM CDT

Justice at Stake, a group dedicated to impartial courts, closes amid funding woes

Justice at Stake is closing its doors after 16 years of advocating for fair and impartial courts.

The group announced its shutdown in a press release. The group had…

Jun 27, 2017 11:50 AM CDT

ABA task force recommends due process protections in campus sexual assault investigations

Both the accused and the accuser should have due process protections when colleges and universities resolve allegations of campus misconduct, according to a report by an ABA task force.

Both parties should receive written notice before a formal investigation begins, both parties should be allowed to participate in an investigation, both parties should be allowed to review a school’s initial investigative report and to respond to the final report, and both parties should have a right to appeal, according to the report (PDF) by the ABA Criminal Justice Section’s Task Force on College Due Process Rights and Victim Protection.

Jun 27, 2017 7:00 AM CDT

ABA launches Homeless Youth Legal Network

On Monday, the ABA announced the launch of the Homeless Youth Legal Network, meant to assist with the needs of homeless youth and the attorneys and social work groups…

Jun 26, 2017 3:36 PM CDT

Fake law firm website uses real lawyers’ pictures to fleece consumers, bar lawsuit says

The Houston Bar Association has filed a lawsuit seeking to shut down a fake law firm website that is using the pictures of real lawyers in an apparent scam targeting…

Jun 26, 2017 8:00 AM CDT

CLE in the City Series will offer the chance for CLE credit at famous NYC venues and firms

On Aug. 10 and 11, a special series of CLE programs will take place across Midtown in New York City. The CLE in the City Series will be held…

Jun 22, 2017 10:30 AM CDT

Commission on Civil Rights to investigate Trump administration budget cuts to agencies

A bipartisan federal agency is launching a two-year investigation into whether recent budget and staffing cuts hurt federal civil rights agencies’ ability to do their jobs, NBC News reported…

Jun 19, 2017 4:35 PM CDT

ABA Medal will be awarded to John Feerick, who helped draft the 25th Amendment

The ABA's highest honor, the ABA Medal, will be awarded to a Fordham University School of Law professor who helped to draft the 25th Amendment.

Jun 16, 2017 10:15 AM CDT

86 percent of low-income Americans’ civil legal issues get inadequate or no legal help, study says

A new report reveals the extent of the “justice gap” experienced by low-income Americans.

The report (PDF), released on Wednesday, found that 86 percent of civil legal problems reported…

Jun 14, 2017 12:44 PM CDT

Protection of Children Act would harm immigrant children, ABA tells House Judiciary Committee

The recently proposed Protection of Children Act of 2017 would place some children in harm’s way, the ABA argued Wednesday in a letter to the House Judiciary Committee.

The bill,…

Jun 14, 2017 12:14 PM CDT

ABA supports cybersecurity bill

The ABA is supporting a bill that fosters collaboration between state, local and federal agencies to battle cyber threats.

On Tuesday, the ABA sent a letter (PDF) supporting the…

Jun 13, 2017 2:08 PM CDT