The ABA has filed an amicus brief with the U.S. Supreme Court that opposes the arguments of a Denver music conductor who wants his orchestras to perform foreign works that…
The House of Delegates voted Tuesday in Toronto to urge federal lawmakers to reject attempts to change the Fourteenth Amendment of the U.S. Constitution regarding citizenship birthrights.
In her first official address to the House of Delegates as ABA president elect, Laurel G. Bellows, spoke to the strength of the organization during the Great Recession and the…
The ABA House of Delegates voted Tuesday to adopt a resolution to urge law schools to more adequately prepare law students for the real-life experience of practicing law and bolster…
In the face of mounting debt among the nation’s students, the ABA House of Delegates voted today to urge the U.S. government to provide for more flexible and competitive terms…
Action by the House of Delegates on a resolution calling for courts to implement services for people for whom English is not their primary language was put off today so…
In his inaugural speech Monday, new ABA President Wm. T. (Bill) Robinson III emphasized that the ABA will continue to advocate for adequate funding for the state courts. Robinson praised…
The House of Delegates approved Resolution 107 (PDF), a recommendation to support efforts at the state level to establish clear procedures for judicial disqualifications and the implementation of procedures…
The ABA House of Delegates today approved four related resolutions that urge state legislatures, Congress and the Department of Homeland Security to revise policies that pertain to immigration proceedings, particularly…
David Boies and Theodore B. Olson, co-chairs of the ABA Task Force on Preservation of the Justice System, were honored with the ABA’s highest award, the ABA Medal, by the…
We at ABAJournal.com are honored to be asked to host Blawg Review—“a blog carnival for everyone interested in law”— in conjunction with the 2011 ABA Annual Meeting…
Outgoing ABA President Stephen N. Zack updated members on the status of his presidency’s key initiatives in his farewell address today to the policy-making House of Delegates at the Annual…
In the first vote of the day, the ABA House of Delegates approved a resolution urging the expansion of the National Criminal Instant Background Check System (NICS) to “ensure its…
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