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Rohingya human rights must be protected, ABA House urges

The House of Delegates is urging the United States and other countries to stop human rights violations and genocide involving the Rohingya, a Muslim minority that lived in Myanmar’s Rakhine state for generations until military crackdowns in 2017 forced nearly 1 million to flee to Bangladesh and other surrounding countries.

Feb 5, 2024 1:45 PM CST

Yale Law’s Owen Fiss talks about threats to democracy and ‘Why We Vote’

After 50 years as a professor at Yale Law School, Owen Fiss says his students are still idealistic and passionate about the rights won in the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and Voting Rights Act of 1965. A classroom discussion prompted his new book.

Jan 31, 2024 8:47 AM CST

Florida prosecutor ousted by DeSantis gets chance to prove First Amendment claims

Ousted Hillsborough County, Florida, State Attorney Andrew Warren is getting a chance to seek reinstatement on First Amendment grounds as a result of a federal appeals court’s ruling Wednesday.

Jan 11, 2024 8:53 AM CST

Chemerinsky: A year of significant developments at the Supreme Court

“Sometimes in the past, a blockbuster term—like the one a year ago—is followed by a quieter one. But that was not true this year. It was another amazing year in the Supreme Court,” writes Erwin Chemerinsky, University of California at Berkeley law dean.

Dec 19, 2023 11:08 AM CST

Supreme Court declines to consider challenge to conversion-therapy ban; 3 justices would have heard case

The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday refused to consider a challenge to ban in Washington on conversion therapy for LGBTQ minors, prompting dissents from three justices.

Dec 11, 2023 2:05 PM CST

Supreme Court considers whether police officer’s job transfer was sex discrimination under Civil Rights Act

The justices agreed to decide whether Title VII prohibits discrimination in transfer decisions “absent a separate court determination that the transfer decision caused a significant disadvantage.”

Nov 30, 2023 10:29 AM CST

Helping others is at the center of Holly Dolejsi’s practice

Holly Dolejsi has made pro bono—and, in particular, helping transgender and nonbinary individuals change their names—a central part of her practice.

Nov 30, 2023 9:04 AM CST

Florida’s ban on kids attending drag shows remains blocked after Supreme Court declines to intervene

The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday refused to lift an injunction that prevents Florida from enforcing a ban on children attending drag shows.

Nov 17, 2023 10:14 AM CST

Law prof, 78, sues Northwestern for alleged age bias in pay raises

A law professor who has been teaching at the Northwestern University Pritzker School of Law since 1981 has filed an age discrimination lawsuit alleging that he is receiving less in base pay than “significantly younger less experienced counterparts.”

Nov 10, 2023 10:51 AM CST

Former partner’s lawsuit claims are ‘legally and factually deficient,’ Polsinelli says

Polsinelli asserts that a former partner didn’t make allegations of sexual harassment until after the law firm decided to fire her for “lackluster performance.”

Oct 30, 2023 2:03 PM CDT

ABA’s Equity Summit shines light on DEI issues in legal profession

The ABA is once again hosting a fully virtual conference to educate lawyers, judges, law students and other legal professionals on crucial diversity, equity and inclusion issues and facilitate robust dialogue about how to address these issues.

Oct 17, 2023 8:34 AM CDT

Labor activist Dolores Huerta urges attorneys to ‘get involved in civic life’

Labor rights icon Dolores Huerta has simple but sage advice for attorneys: Get engaged in your community. “We need more attorneys to get involved in civic life and be out there with the rest of us, doing the work that we need to get people elected and to change the laws, do the advocacy that we need.”

Oct 12, 2023 2:21 PM CDT

Rohingya human rights must be protected, ABA House urges

Yale Law’s Owen Fiss talks about threats to democracy and ‘Why We Vote’

Florida prosecutor ousted by DeSantis gets chance to prove First Amendment claims

Chemerinsky: A year of significant developments at the Supreme Court

Supreme Court declines to consider challenge to conversion-therapy ban; 3 justices would have heard case

Supreme Court considers whether police officer’s job transfer was sex discrimination under Civil Rights Act

Helping others is at the center of Holly Dolejsi’s practice

Florida’s ban on kids attending drag shows remains blocked after Supreme Court declines to intervene

Law prof, 78, sues Northwestern for alleged age bias in pay raises

Former partner’s lawsuit claims are ‘legally and factually deficient,’ Polsinelli says

ABA’s Equity Summit shines light on DEI issues in legal profession

Labor activist Dolores Huerta urges attorneys to ‘get involved in civic life’

Michigan judges can’t disregard pronoun preferences of parties and lawyers, new rule says

En banc appeals court allows Title IX suit by student assaulted off campus, cites prior violence reports

Supreme Court rejects Alabama’s bid to avoid crafting second Black-opportunity voting district

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