The feds disqualify the ABA and others from a loan forgiveness program.
Aug 1, 2016 12:40 AM CDT
The ABA has filed an amicus brief urging the U.S. Supreme Court to apply to patent cases a 2014 copyright ruling limiting the laches defense.
The brief filed on July…
Jul 26, 2016 10:00 AM CDT
The ABA Journal received an honorable mention for magazine of the year on Thursday in the national ASBPE Awards of Excellence honoring business-to-business journalism.
The magazine has been a finalist…
Jul 22, 2016 8:21 AM CDT
Florida lawyers who believe judges should be required to grant continuances for parental leave aren’t giving up the fight.
The Florida Bar’s Rules of Judicial Administration Committee turned aside a…
Jul 21, 2016 7:30 AM CDT
ABA President Paulette Brown has issued a statement asking Turkey to ensure respect for the rule of law as it restores order after the thwarted coup attempt.
Brown’s statement…
Jul 19, 2016 2:26 PM CDT
Four Kenyan police officers have been charged with the murder of a human rights lawyer and two others in an incident that spurred a call for an investigation by the…
Jul 19, 2016 9:00 AM CDT
Updated: If Greg Jackson hadn’t taken his routine paperwork seriously, a former county bar president might not be facing prison time for the unauthorized practice of law.
Jackson had…
Jul 19, 2016 8:30 AM CDT
ABA President Paulette Brown is urging Kenya to conduct a “full, thorough and impartial” investigation into the deaths of a human-rights lawyer, his client and their taxi driver. The bodies…
Jul 11, 2016 10:02 AM CDT
The ABA has chosen detained Chinese lawyer Wang Yu to receive its first International Human Rights Award.
The ABA announced the award on Friday, one year after Wang was detained…
Jul 8, 2016 1:15 PM CDT
Photo of ABA President Paulette Brown by Marc Hauser.
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The law is a culturally conservative profession. But in a changing job market, Nicole Abboud doesn't believe young lawyers can afford to stay conventional.
Jul 1, 2016 3:30 AM CDT
From early on, Paula E. Boggs was never inclined to seek out the easy path. That characteristic was apparent as far back as the late 1970s, when, Boggs says, she…
Jul 1, 2016 1:20 AM CDT
Paula E. Boggs. Photos Courtesy of Paula E. Boggs.
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It's a long-standing tradition: Law school applicants take the standardized Law School Admission Test. Applicants' scores on the test, which is given four times a year, can determine the range…
Jul 1, 2016 1:10 AM CDT
The 20th annual ABA Day in Washington, the association's major grassroots lobbying event coordinated each year by the Governmental Affairs Office, brought a record number of state and local bar…
Jul 1, 2016 1:00 AM CDT
ABA President Paulette Brown joins (from left) Michael Flowers, Otto Beatty Jr., Rep. Joyce Beatty and Bill Weisenberg at the ABA Justice Award ceremony. Photograph courtesy of ABA.
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