3297 ABA Journal Legislation & Lobbying articles.
May 26, 2023 12:26 PM CDT
May 26, 2023 8:39 AM CDT
Lawyer for Infowars founder Alex Jones sanctioned $97K
F. Andino Reynal, the lawyer for conspiracy theorist and Infowars founder Alex Jones, told HuffPost that he is confident that…
May 12, 2023 3:02 PM CDT
NAACP sues over ‘state takeover’ of city policing, courts
The NAACP has filed a lawsuit challenging two state laws that “represent a state takeover of Jackson,” Mississippi, a predominantly Black…
Apr 28, 2023 2:49 PM CDT
Apr 28, 2023 8:40 AM CDT
Apr 20, 2023 12:02 PM CDT
For more than a century, the ABA has advocated on issues related to indigent defense, primarily through its Standing Committee on Legal Aid and Indigent Defense. In fact, SCLAID (when it was operating as the Standing Committee on Legal Aid Work) stated in its 1937 annual report: “We believe that every man accused of serious crime is absolutely entitled to counsel and that, if too poor to employ one, society must furnish him that lawyer.”
Apr 1, 2023 12:20 AM CDT
Mar 30, 2023 4:42 PM CDT
For the first time since 2019, the ABA is convening on Capitol Hill for ABA Day. The annual advocacy event, which is scheduled for March 27-29, is an opportunity for Congress members to hear directly from their constituents about the association’s legislative priorities. Top of this year’s list: funding for the Legal Services Corp.
Mar 23, 2023 1:03 PM CDT
Mar 15, 2023 9:00 AM CDT
Mar 9, 2023 3:21 PM CST
Republican Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and the Republican-dominated state legislature are “willing to take their chances in court” with performative legislation that goes beyond the law as it currently stands, according to a professor at the Florida International University College of Law.
Mar 7, 2023 9:36 AM CST
An ABA task force that spent three years examining problems in plea bargaining has released recommendations that judges, lawyers, lawmakers and other stakeholders can follow to create a fairer, more transparent process.
Feb 22, 2023 9:48 AM CST
When Holly Cook joined the ABA in January 2012, she brought with her more than two decades of experience in the U.S. Army Judge Advocate General’s Corps. “I thought I was going to Afghanistan and deploying yet again. But I got a phone call one day saying they were looking for someone to come to the Governmental Affairs Office,” Cook says. “I loved working with the Hill. So I thought, ‘All right.’”
Feb 21, 2023 9:01 AM CST
Feb 16, 2023 8:39 AM CST