Do you fancy yourself the legal news guru around the office? Do you enjoy trivia? Are you interested in companywide bragging rights? If you answered yes to any of these…
Do you fancy yourself the legal news guru around the office? Do you enjoy trivia? Are you interested in company-wide bragging rights? If you answered yes to any of these…
The Burton Awards for Legal Achievement were launched 17 years ago primarily to recognize good legal writing. But over the years, the awards have expanded, with a variety of…
Winners this year of the American Bar Association’s annual Silver Gavel Awards for Media and the Arts include the popular Netflix television series Making a Murderer and a…
The Law School Admission Council says it is waiting for more information on the reliability of the Graduate Record Exam before deciding whether to oust a law school that is…
Legislative proposals for sweeping changes to the Uniform Code of Military Justice, while many agree are much needed, contain some elements that prompted the American Bar Association to ask Congress…
A proposed revision (PDF) to one of the ABA Model Rules of Professional Conduct would expressly bar lawyers from bias in practice-related matters. The types of discrimination barred by…
In legal ethics, like so many other fields, it's not easy to address all the possible applications of a rule on the first try. And the task becomes even tougher…
Electronic Frontier Foundation Executive Director Cindy Cohn encouraged attendees to stay vigilant about government surveillance. Photograph by Wayne Slezak.
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The ABA's commitment to diversity was prominently on display in February when the Nominating Committee announced a slate of candidates to fill the association's four officer positions and about a…
The unexpected death of U.S. Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia on Feb. 13 triggered a wave of eulogies from throughout the legal profession and the political community. But the sudden…
May 1, 2016 12:45 AM CDT
The Roberts court will add a member to replace the late Antonin Scalia.
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Photo of ABA President Paulette Brown by Marc Hauser.
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Illustration by Sam Ward
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Electronic Frontier Foundation Executive Director Cindy Cohn encouraged attendees to stay vigilant about government surveillance. Photograph by Wayne Slezak.
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The fence separating the U.S. and Mexico stretches eastward until stopping halfway up a mountain. Photography by Earnie Grafton.
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Photography by Earnie Gafton
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The Roberts court will add a member to replace the late Antonin Scalia.
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