The ABA argues in a U.S. Supreme Court amicus brief that poor people should have the right to a lawyer in civil contempt proceedings carrying a threat of jail time.
The United States Senate this afternoon approved a two-year extension of Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. (FDIC) insurance for trust accounts set up by lawyers – a program that was set…
A Chicago Bar Association-sponsored trip to Cuba staged so Chicago judges and lawyers could learn more about the Cuban legal system could lead to some baseball diplomacy.
A federal appeals court is refusing to allow a disbarred lawyer to resign from the federal bar in an apparent effort to avoid the embarrassment of expulsion.
With a vote of the House of Representatives today, Congress has exempted lawyers from the so-called Red Flags Rule. Last month, the U.S. Senate also Dec 7, 2010 9:53 PM CST
The Council of the ABA’s Section of Legal Education and Admissions to the Bar on Saturday put off a decision on whether to accredit foreign law schools, saying the matter…
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