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Pieces of a Puzzle—How the ABE fits into the ABA Family
Nov 2, 2009 12:30 AM CST
Updated: In a surprise ruling from the bench today, a federal judge in Washington, D.C., agreed with the American Bar Association that the Federal Trade Commission exceeded its authority by…
Oct 30, 2009 12:33 AM CDT
The top lawyers for the cities of New York and Philadelphia are making a World Series bet that highlights pro bono service.
The chief legal officers from the losing city…
Oct 29, 2009 3:50 PM CDT
Updated: Law school tuition has been rising since 1994, reaching as much as $50,000 per year when combined with fees at law schools such as Yale and the University of…
Oct 27, 2009 1:13 PM CDT
Norman Eisen, the former Zuckerman Spaeder parner who is President Obama’s new ethics adviser, says he did consult with lobbyists before instituting new ethics…
Oct 23, 2009 4:12 PM CDT
A perfect storm of political unrest, generational conflict and a biased judge set the stage for a 1969 trial that is still memorable 40 years later for its drama and…
Oct 21, 2009 10:00 AM CDT
Calif. Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger has signed a bill to fund public interest groups to provide lawyers for civil litigants in key cases.
The pilot program is the nation’s first to…
Oct 19, 2009 5:07 PM CDT
First came the ACC Value Challenge. Now the Association of Corporate Counsel is about to introduce a tool to help in-house legal departments better implement it.…
Oct 16, 2009 12:05 AM CDT
The University of Massachusetts is mulling over a possible plan to acquire the Southern New England School of Law, potentially creating the state’s…
Oct 14, 2009 11:29 PM CDT
The Ohio Supreme Court has fined two “trust mill” companies $6.4 million for the unauthorized practice of law and banned them from doing business in the state.
Its ruling this…
Oct 14, 2009 8:36 PM CDT
The State Bar of California still has enough money to operate through 2009.
But apparently seeking to send a message about what he describes as the group’s “inefficiencies,” “political agenda”…
Oct 13, 2009 6:59 PM CDT
An ABA amicus brief got the attention of Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. in oral arguments yesterday on the right to appeal an adverse ruling on attorney-client privilege.
The…
Oct 6, 2009 1:01 PM CDT
Dire financial conditions make the need for pro bono services even more acute
Oct 2, 2009 4:00 AM CDT
Fit lawyers may seem like an oxymoron to some. But this month the Chicago Bar Association aims to show that physically fit lawyers not only exist, but there are also…
Oct 2, 2009 3:20 AM CDT
A U.N. initiative to fight genocide may be swimming against strong political tides
Oct 2, 2009 12:50 AM CDT
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