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On a Mission: Dominique Dove calls on difficult past to support female soldiers and veterans

In addition to pushing for equity in the U.S. Army, ABA member Dominique Dove volunteers with organizations that support female veterans. She also raises awareness of issues facing female veterans, including homelessness and sexual trauma, through her participation in pageants. She is reigning Dr. World 2026, which celebrates women with doctoral degrees.

Mar 3, 2026 8:11 AM CST

ABA amicus brief addresses legal chaos that would result from elimination of birthright citizenship

The American Bar Association has filed an amicus brief with the U.S. Supreme Court in support of the argument that Executive Order 14,160 violates the birthright citizenship clause of the 14th Amendment by declaring that U.S. citizenship “does not automatically extend to persons born in the United States” if, at the time of birth, the child’s father is not a U.S. citizen or lawful permanent resident and the mother’s presence in the U.S. is unlawful or lawful but temporary.

Mar 2, 2026 12:25 PM CST

Civil rights lawyer Ben Crump pens legal thriller whose main character may seem familiar

Famed civil rights attorney Ben Crump has released his first novel, a legal thriller whose main character parallels his own as a relentless crusader for justice.

Mar 2, 2026 11:22 AM CST

ABA names recipients of 2026 Stonewall Award honoring LGBTQ+ advancements in legal profession

An associate justice on the Supreme Court of Puerto Rico, a family law advocate and a veteran appellate lawyer will receive the American Bar Association Commission on Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity’s Stonewall Award on April 24 during the ABA Joint Spring Conference in San Diego.

Feb 27, 2026 12:00 PM CST

EEOC reverses course on transgender workers’ right to choose restrooms

In a 2-1 ruling this week, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission said Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 allows federal agencies “to maintain single-sex bathrooms and similar intimate spaces” and “to exclude employees, including trans-identifying employees, from opposite-sex facilities.”

Feb 27, 2026 10:20 AM CST

Federal appeals court throws out bias case over grants for Black-owned businesses

An appeals court panel ruled Tuesday that a white commercial trucking business owner lacked standing to bring a discrimination lawsuit challenging an insurance company’s grant contest for Black-owned companies because he never applied, the National Law Journal reports.

Feb 26, 2026 9:42 AM CST

Misuse of AI to create sexually explicit, harassing content prompts workplace lawsuits

A new wave of lawsuits over the misuse of artificial intelligence to generate fake, sexually explicit or harassing content is creating new forms of workplace disputes that could pose significant liability for employers, according to an investigation by Bloomberg Law.

Feb 24, 2026 10:11 AM CST

Masked ICE arrest is unconstitutional, federal judge finds

A West Virginia federal judge ruled Thursday that the Trump administration violated an El Salvadoran man’s rights when masked federal agents arrested him and then kept him in custody without a bond hearing, according to a story by Law360. Describing the administration’s immigration enforcement efforts as an “assault on the…

Feb 24, 2026 9:45 AM CST

Fake immigration lawyers scam clients out of $100K, prosecutors say

A group of Colombian immigrants pretending to be immigration lawyers swindled clients out of $100,000 by orchestrating phony hearings in which they pretended to be judges and federal agents and wore fake judicial robes and uniforms, federal prosecutors in New York say.

Feb 23, 2026 8:41 AM CST

Holocaust survivor and longtime civil and human rights activist John M. Rosenberg to receive ABA Medal

The American Bar Association is proud to announce that it will award John M. Rosenberg, executive director emeritus of the Appalachian Research and Defense Fund, the 2026 ABA Medal. Rosenberg will accept the award at the ABA Annual Conference in Chicago in August.

Feb 20, 2026 11:25 AM CST

DOJ admits to violating dozens of immigration-related court orders in this state

The Trump administration has acknowledged violating court orders issued by federal judges in New Jersey more than 50 times over the past 10 weeks in cases stemming from the administration’s immigration enforcement efforts, according to a story by Politico.

Feb 19, 2026 1:46 PM CST

On a Mission: Dominique Dove calls on difficult past to support female soldiers and veterans

ABA amicus brief addresses legal chaos that would result from elimination of birthright citizenship

Civil rights lawyer Ben Crump pens legal thriller whose main character may seem familiar

ABA names recipients of 2026 Stonewall Award honoring LGBTQ+ advancements in legal profession

EEOC reverses course on transgender workers’ right to choose restrooms

Federal appeals court throws out bias case over grants for Black-owned businesses

Misuse of AI to create sexually explicit, harassing content prompts workplace lawsuits

Masked ICE arrest is unconstitutional, federal judge finds

Fake immigration lawyers scam clients out of $100K, prosecutors say

Holocaust survivor and longtime civil and human rights activist John M. Rosenberg to receive ABA Medal

DOJ admits to violating dozens of immigration-related court orders in this state

ICE has jailed people illegally more than 4,400 times, data shows

Rising immigration-related caseload is ‘not sustainable,’ federal judges say

A wave of lawsuits has resulted from online comments after Charlie Kirk’s assassination

Law students demand loophole shielding federal officers from civil suits should be closed

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