ABA President Laurel Bellows says the association supports a bill intended to fight gun trafficking by increasing penalties for those who help others evade background checks.
A proposal to let individuals who have completed two years of law school take the New York bar exam before they have earned their juris doctor degree is worth further…
For decades, a number of attorneys have contended that the third year of law school is an unnecessary waste of time. And, as law school graduates have become increasingly burdened…
A Florida State University law graduate has won a deportation deferral and a work permit under the deferred-action program for young immigrants living in the U.S. without proper documentation that…
Wm. Reece Smith Jr., celebrated throughout the bar for his devotion to legal services and dedication to the legal profession, has died at his home in Florida after a brief…
The “perpetual crisis in indigent defense” could be lessened by moving minor infractions—including minor drug offenses—out of the criminal justice system, according to a new report by an ABA committee…
The Law Office of Diane Denniston: Finding new tenants for the space where Denniston practiced may be the least vexing of the many matters that need to be addressed after her death last August. Photo by Earl Richardson.
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Jose Manuel Godinez-Samperio is a valedictorian, Eagle Scout and scholarship winner, he brought the first case seeking bar admission. Photo by Doug Scaletta.
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