Texas will begin administering the NextGen bar exam starting in July 2028, joining 36 of the 56 jurisdictions that test bar candidates, according to a March 11 press release from the National Conference of Bar Examiners.
A federal judge ruled Monday that the Trump administration’s “sudden, blanket suspension of congressionally appropriated” foreign aid was likely arbitrary and capricious in violation of the Administrative Procedure Act and was likely a violation of the constitutional separation of powers.
People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals is asserting a First Amendment right to receive communications from macaque monkeys held in a government research lab.
Artificial intelligence isn’t replacing lawyers, but it is transforming how they work. From contract review to litigation strategy, firms are figuring out where AI adds value and where it falls short, according to the 2024 Legal Technology Survey Report just released by the ABA.
Testimonies from examinees detailed delayed start times, rude proctors, technical glitches, grammatical and factual errors in the questions, rampant cheating, and a host of distractions—including proctors arguing and fellow test-takers screaming out of frustration.
A move last month by the council of the ABA Section of Legal Education and Admissions to the Bar to suspend the accreditation standard originally titled “Diversity and Inclusion” doesn’t go far enough, according to a Feb. 28 letter from U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi, who wants the council to abolish it “immediately” or risk the right to accredit law schools.
Having DEI programs could come with litigation risks and press coverage that might result in lost customers, even if the program violates no laws, say lawyers interviewed by the ABA Journal. For companies and nonprofits planning to keep or add such programs, they advise various compliance practices.
The U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday refused to vacate a judge’s Feb. 26 deadline for the United States to make foreign-aid payments for work already completed in connection with grants and contracts.
It’s a common scam—someone poses as a potential client online, with the nefarious goal of getting a lawyer to cash and refund a fraudulent check. Reporting the person to law enforcement does not violate an attorney’s duty of confidentiality because there’s an implicit exception when the lawyer is the victim of a client or a potential client’s crime, according to an ethics opinion published Wednesday by the ABA’s Standing Committee on Ethics and Professional Responsibility.
As part of a new initiative, the ABA and several historically Black colleges and universities are working together to engage students who are interested in environmental, energy and natural resources law.
