The North Carolina State Bar has appointed a trustee to oversee the practice of a a well-known Charlotte solo practitioner who has apparently vanished.
A growing list of more than a dozen state bars and the ABA have asked for changes in congressional legislation aimed at protecting consumers from financial fraud because it contains…
All through law school, three new graduates seeking to become members of the Maryland bar used specialized software to help them read text on their computer screens.
At the request of several members of Congress, the Federal Trade Commission has agreed to postpone until the end of the year enforcement of the controversial new Red Flags Rule…
The ABA is voicing concerns over several announced Internal Revenue Service proposals that it fears could undermine the protections afforded by the attorney client privilege and attorney work product doctrine.
The American Bar Association is opposing a provision in a House defense bill that authorizes the Pentagon inspector general to investigate lawyers for Guantanamo detainees for suspected misconduct that interferes…
A memo issued last week by attorney general Eric Holder to prosecutors issued new guidelines giving prosecutors more flexibility in charging decisions and sentencing recommendations, saying that “equal justice depends…
On Wednesday, the Ohio State Bar Association Jury Instructions Committee approved jury instructions that warn panel members about improperly getting information regarding a trial from outside sources—including Twitter, Facebook and…
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