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3 candidates vie for treasurer post

Three candidates have emerged in what has become a contested race to serve a three-year term as ABA treasurer starting in 2017. The candidates made their first formal presentations to the Nominating Committee in August during the ABA Annual Meeting. Michelle A. Behnke, Timothy W. Bouch and Kara I. Smith…

Oct 1, 2015 7:05 AM CDT

ABA House urges extending protections to all in fight against sexual violence

Addressing the hot-button issue of sexual violence, the ABA’s House of Delegates passed three resolutions sponsored by the Commission on Domestic and Sexual Violence during the ABA Annual Meeting in August. Resolution 109A urges colleges and universities to recognize a right to an education free of domestic and sexual violence,…

Oct 1, 2015 7:00 AM CDT

Get rid of UPL, Avvo founder tells House during TED Talk-like speeches

With a mission to present issues “intended to be provocative,” the House of Delegates’ Committee on Issues of Concern to the Profession did just that with five short speeches. Perhaps the most provocative of the group was Avvo founder and CEO Mark Britton, who urged the audience to start “looking…

Oct 1, 2015 6:55 AM CDT

John Paul Stevens praises Chief Justice Roberts’ style

In 2014, retired U.S. Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens published Six Amendments: How and Why We Should Change the Constitution. And in a short but punchy speech at a luncheon during the 2015 annual meeting, Stevens praised the current justices for taking positive steps in the direction of implementing…

Oct 1, 2015 6:50 AM CDT

‘Justice is our calling,’ outgoing ABA President Hubbard tells audience

William Hubbard opened his last presidential speech to the ABA House of Delegates by contrasting the association’s Magna Carta festivities on June 15 with the tragedy in Charleston, South Carolina, days later, in which an avowed white supremacist killed nine people meeting for Bible study at an African-American church. The…

Oct 1, 2015 6:45 AM CDT

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2016 REGULAR STATE DELEGATE ELECTION The following jurisdictions will elect a State Delegate for a three-year term beginning at the adjournment of the 2016 Annual Meeting: Alabama Alaska California Florida Hawaii Kansas Kentucky Massachusetts Missouri New Mexico North Carolina North Dakota Pennsylvania Tennessee Vermont Virginia Wisconsin PETITIONS Nominating petitions for…

Oct 1, 2015 6:40 AM CDT

Paulette Brown brings passion for inclusion as the first woman of color to lead the ABA

Paulette Brown lets you know what she thinks, her friends say. And if she supports you on something, they add, you can count on having a smart, strategic, loyal and fearless advocate.

Brown, the ABA's new president, is the first black woman and the first woman of color to lead the organization.

Sep 1, 2015 6:30 AM CDT

ABA task force urges law schools to give more info to help students assess costs of legal education

After a little more than a year of work, an ABA task force has developed a series of policy recommendations intended to help law schools and students cope with some of the most important financial challenges facing legal education. In a report (PDF) issued June 17, the Task Force on…

Sep 1, 2015 1:00 AM CDT

ABA’s first female president receives its highest award

It took a few years after earning her JD in 1967 before Roberta Cooper Ramo, one of six women in her class at the University of Chicago law school, landed a job in a law firm. After scaling that barrier, she hit another: A senior partner said she had just…

Sep 1, 2015 12:50 AM CDT

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NOTICE BY MARY T. TORRES, ABA SECRETARY Goal III Members-at-Large Seats on the Nominating Committee At its 2015 Annual Meeting, the House of Delegates adopted a proposal amending Section 9.2 (a) and (b) of the Association’s Constitution to provide that all member-at-large seats on the Nominating Committee be referred to…

Sep 1, 2015 12:35 AM CDT

New ABA program adds a leisure element to networking opportunities for members

Over the years, the ABA has created networking opportunities for members through such tried-and-true vehicles as continuing education programs, section meetings and other activities built around professional growth goals. But now the association is adding something new to the mix that will allow members to network while enjoying some of the leisure pursuits that are most popular among lawyers.

Aug 1, 2015 6:35 AM CDT

Royalty joins the ABA in marking the 800th birthday of the Magna Carta

With much honor and ceremonial display, the Magna Carta celebrated its 800th birthday on June 15 on the same hallowed ground where King John originally sealed it. Dignitaries from around the world met at historic Runnymede, England, to celebrate the Magna Carta’s worldwide impact while promising to rededicate themselves to…

Aug 1, 2015 1:30 AM CDT

Political powers blunt good law, human rights lawyer says

The inspirational, and aspirational, template of the Magna Carta for the constitutions and legal documents that succeeded it was a recurring theme at the ABA London Sessions. But words and phrases are only as good as the intentions of government institutions tasked with upholding and enforcing them. That was hammered…

Aug 1, 2015 1:20 AM CDT

Speakers consider the grand sweep of the Great Charter

As with most historical occasions, the Magna Carta’s birthday was a time for looking back at what could have been and forward at what may be in the future. At an early program of the 2015 ABA London Sessions, the question pondered was: What if King John had decided to…

Aug 1, 2015 1:10 AM CDT

UK trade envoy: ‘I’d give anything’ for the ABA to work with the Iraqi judiciary

The rule of law as embodied in the Magna Carta needs to be brought to the people who need it most, said Baroness Emma Nicholson during her luncheon speech at the ABA London Sessions. “People want freedom. People want the rule of law,” Nicholson said. “They want these two things,…

Aug 1, 2015 1:00 AM CDT

3 candidates vie for treasurer post

ABA House urges extending protections to all in fight against sexual violence

Get rid of UPL, Avvo founder tells House during TED Talk-like speeches

John Paul Stevens praises Chief Justice Roberts’ style

‘Justice is our calling,’ outgoing ABA President Hubbard tells audience

ABA Announcements

Paulette Brown brings passion for inclusion as the first woman of color to lead the ABA

ABA task force urges law schools to give more info to help students assess costs of legal education

ABA’s first female president receives its highest award

ABA Announcements

New ABA program adds a leisure element to networking opportunities for members

Royalty joins the ABA in marking the 800th birthday of the Magna Carta

Political powers blunt good law, human rights lawyer says

Speakers consider the grand sweep of the Great Charter

UK trade envoy: ‘I’d give anything’ for the ABA to work with the Iraqi judiciary

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