The tax overhaul package signed into law in late December by President Donald Trump includes key provisions advocated by the ABA that benefit lawyers and law firms.
Since the Second Chance Act was signed into law in 2008, more than 700 grants have provided employment training, education, housing and other support for over 137,000 former inmates transitioning back to community life after completing their sentences.
Members of Congress came together in bipartisan agreement this fall to pass a law strongly supported by the ABA that would enhance the federal government’s response to elder abuse and financial exploitation of seniors.
The American Bar Association urges governments to “prohibit a judicial officer from imposing a financial condition of release that results in the pretrial detention of a defendant solely due to the defendant’s inability to pay.”
The ABA is opposing federal legislation that it maintains would strip critical legal and other protections from unaccompanied immigrant children at the U.S. border and undermine the fairness and integrity of the nation’s immigration system.
Over 400 bar leaders from all 50 states, the District of Columbia and the U.S. Virgin Islands converged on Capitol Hill for hundreds of face-to-face meetings with members of Congress during the 21st annual ABA Day in Washington, D.C., which was held April 25-27.
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Linda Klein, Mazie Hirono and Patricia Lee Refo. Photo Courtesy of ABA Communications.
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The ABA achieved some significant victories during the past year by advocating for revisions to key federal regulations that will protect the independence of the legal profession and preserve the…
The ABA Governmental Affairs Office has been closely monitoring positions taken by President Donald J. Trump to determine their impact on issues of concern to the association.
The “nuts and bolts” guide, which may be downloaded at no charge from the advocacy page on the ABA’s website offers tips for dealing with lobbying disclosure laws, political action committees and the nuances of lobbying at the federal and state levels.
At first blush, legal assistance might not appear to be one of the most pressing needs facing veterans who are homeless or at risk of becoming homeless. But like so…
In the past, legislative efforts to improve the quality of elementary and secondary education generally overlooked the unique needs of children who are homeless or living in foster care.
The 20th annual ABA Day in Washington, the association's major grassroots lobbying event coordinated each year by the Governmental Affairs Office, brought a record number of state and local bar…
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ABA President Paulette Brown joins (from left) Michael Flowers, Otto Beatty Jr., Rep. Joyce Beatty and Bill Weisenberg at the ABA Justice Award ceremony. Photograph courtesy of ABA.
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A bipartisan effort paid off this spring when Congress reauthorized the Older Americans Act of 1965. The action means that the act will more effectively respond to the needs of…
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Manzanar War Relocation Center, now a national historic site, in Owens Valley, California, was one of 10 detention camps. iStockphoto.
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ABA President Paulette Brown joins (from left) Michael Flowers, Otto Beatty Jr., Rep. Joyce Beatty and Bill Weisenberg at the ABA Justice Award ceremony. Photograph courtesy of ABA.
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