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Remembering ex-ABA leader Bert Early, whose ‘legacy of service and achievement will endure’

Bert Hylton Early, who led the ABA from 1964 to 1981, died just before the 2013 annual meeting of the organization he loved. He was 91 years old. Early, a West Virginia native, was a pilot in the Army Air Corps during World War II, serving as a first lieutenant.…

Oct 1, 2013 6:10 AM CDT

Award-winning reporter John Gibeaut dies at 61

John Gibeaut, an award-winning senior writer for the ABA Journal, has died of cancer. He was 61 years old. A 1995 honors law graduate of Florida State University, he worked for well-known newspapers in that state and the storied City News Bureau of Chicago before earning his law degree. He…

Oct 1, 2013 6:00 AM CDT

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NOTICE BY THE BOARD OF ELECTIONS The following jurisdictions will elect a State Delegate for a three year term beginning at the adjournment of the 2014 Annual Meeting: Arizona Connecticut District of Columbia Illinois Iowa Maine Michigan Mississippi Montana Nebraska New Jersey Oklahoma Puerto Rico South Carolina South Dakota Texas…

Oct 1, 2013 5:49 AM CDT

International Law Section launches a lobbying event to complement its annual visit to the U.N.

ABA Day at the U.N. has been an annual fixture for the past two decades. But this year, Ban Ki-moon broke new ground when he became the first U.N. secretary-general to give a speech at the event. Ban used the occasion to highlight the U.N.’s growing emphasis on the rule…

Sep 1, 2013 7:20 AM CDT

U.S. opponents to Arms Trade Treaty aren’t swayed by an ABA center’s white paper

Finding consensus on how to limit the global trade in conventional weapons has long eluded the nations of the world. After World War I, arms reduction was incorporated into the League of Nations charter, but like the league itself, the goal of limiting weapons was trampled in the march toward…

Aug 1, 2013 6:40 AM CDT

Incoming ABA President James Silkenat puts a job corps for new lawyers at the top of his agenda

It didn’t take long for James R. Silkenat to recognize that serving as ABA president is a life-changing experience. And even though he won’t start his one-year term until the close of the 2013 ABA Annual Meeting in mid-August, Silkenat has been experiencing the turmoil of the presidential experience since…

Aug 1, 2013 6:30 AM CDT

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NOTICE BY THE BOARD OF ELECTIONS Pursuant to § 6.3 (e) of the ABA’s Constitution, the state of West Virginia will elect a State Delegate to fill a vacancy due to the nomination of G. Nicholas Casey, Jr. as Treasurer-Elect of the American Bar Association. The term commences immediately upon…

Aug 1, 2013 6:20 AM CDT

ABA entities pursue separate paths in search of ways to improve legal education

On a Wednesday in late April, the ABA Task Force on the Future of Legal Education convened a daylong “miniconference” in Indianapolis to kick around ideas for some pretty radical changes in the legal education system. Two days later—and 500 miles away—the Standards Review Committee of the ABA Section of…

Jul 1, 2013 6:40 AM CDT

Testimony challenging the merits of broader self-defense laws heard by ABA task force

After Florida adopted the first “stand your ground” law in 2005, nearly 30 more states followed suit. The laws triggered little controversy until the night of Feb. 26, 2012, when Trayvon Martin, a young black man, was shot to death in Sanford, Fla., by George Zimmerman, a neighborhood watch coordinator…

Jul 1, 2013 6:30 AM CDT

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NOTICE BY THE SECRETARY REGARDING ELECTION OF DELEGATES-AT-LARGE Proposed Amendments to the Constitution, Bylaws and House Rules of Procedure Proposed amendments to the Constitution, Bylaws and House Rules of Procedure of the American Bar Association summarized below have been duly filed with the Secretary of the Association by the indicated…

Jul 1, 2013 6:20 AM CDT

Employment picture for law grads looks pretty much the same as a year ago—for better and worse

Employment data released in late March by the ABA Section of Legal Education and Admissions to the Bar indicates that 2012 law school graduates face essentially the same job market that greeted the class of 2011. The data reflects the known employment status of 97.4 percent of the 2012 graduates…

Jun 1, 2013 6:50 AM CDT

Legal education section announces new staff director during a time of close scrutiny

Barry A. Currier is stepping into the key staff position supporting the work of the ABA Section of Legal Education and Admissions to the Bar at a particularly difficult and challenging time for law schools, recent graduates and the profession in which those new lawyers are trying to find work.…

Jun 1, 2013 6:40 AM CDT

Section keeps LSAT requirement for law school applicants—at least for now

To the possible chagrin of prospective law students throughout the United States, it appears likely that the national accreditation standards for law schools will retain the requirement that applicants take an admission test. For all intents and purposes, that means the LSAT. In March, the council of the ABA Section…

May 1, 2013 6:50 AM CDT

ABA opinion cautions judges to avoid ethics pitfalls of social media

Judges don’t have to sit by the now-proverbial telephone hoping to make contact with the rest of the world. Instead, they may join the growing numbers of people who participate in electronic social networking. That was the conclusion reached by the ABA Standing Committee on Ethics and Professional Responsibility in…

May 1, 2013 6:40 AM CDT

ABA announces nominations for president, secretary, treasurer and the Board of Governors

A political reporter who revels in the rowdiness of political campaigns in the public arena would be greatly disappointed in the ABA’s process of electing its leaders. ABA elections are sedate, civil and generally lacking in suspense, especially since any contentiousness that might occur—and it rarely does—is dealt with behind…

May 1, 2013 6:20 AM CDT

Remembering ex-ABA leader Bert Early, whose ‘legacy of service and achievement will endure’

Award-winning reporter John Gibeaut dies at 61

ABA Announcements

International Law Section launches a lobbying event to complement its annual visit to the U.N.

U.S. opponents to Arms Trade Treaty aren’t swayed by an ABA center’s white paper

Incoming ABA President James Silkenat puts a job corps for new lawyers at the top of his agenda

ABA Announcements

ABA entities pursue separate paths in search of ways to improve legal education

Testimony challenging the merits of broader self-defense laws heard by ABA task force

ABA Announcements

Employment picture for law grads looks pretty much the same as a year ago—for better and worse

Legal education section announces new staff director during a time of close scrutiny

Section keeps LSAT requirement for law school applicants—at least for now

ABA opinion cautions judges to avoid ethics pitfalls of social media

ABA announces nominations for president, secretary, treasurer and the Board of Governors

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