ABA Focus Group Offers Indigent Defense Reforms
A diverse focus group of criminal justice experts convened by an American Bar Association committee has issued strategies for improving government systems that provide representation in criminal cases to people who cannot afford a lawyer.
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- Court Funding Crisis, Responsibility of Profession Common Themes in Remarks Before the ABA House of Delegates February 6, 2012
- State and Local Bar Regulation, Law Enforcement Access to Third-Party Records, and Standards for Language Access Adopted as ABA Policy February 6, 2012
- Six Lawyers Pave the Way for Others to Follow February 6, 2012
- Attorney General Holder Announces Support for Indigent Defense Systems at ABA Summit February 4, 2012
Michelle Obama Praises ABA on Professional Licensing for Military Spouses
When First Lady Michelle Obama unveiled a report that offers suggestions for removing employment barriers for military spouses, she commended the American Bar Association’s efforts in the area.
ABA Urges Defeat of Anti-Consent Decree Bill
A bill in the U.S. House of Representatives, if enacted, could be the “death knell” for federal court consent decrees to which state or local governments are parties, according to the American Bar Association, which is recommending its defeat.
Panel of Wisdom: Women Corporate Lawyers Share Strategy and Insight for Success
A panel of women corporate lawyers told a standing-room-only audience of women lawyers at the ABA Midyear Meeting program, “Visible Invisibility,” to be visible, bold and present, in order to excel in positions of leadership.
Task Force Finds Court Underfunding Still a Crisis, Business Partnership an Opportunity
“We all accept the premise that one branch can’t kill the other off,” said Covington & Burling LLP partner Thomas Barnett—but politicians, judges and lawyers at the American Bar Association’s Task Force on Preservation of the Justice System hearing cautioned that cuts to state court budgets are all but lethal.
- High-Profile Trials, Fraud and International Corruption Focus of ABA White Collar Crime Conference
February 22, 2012 - Statement of Wm. T. (Bill) Robinson III, President, American Bar Association
February 21, 2012 - Emerging Water Law Issues Topic of ABA Conference in San Diego
February 17, 2012
- A Critical Tool to Save Lives: VAWA
February 3, 2012 - Our Liberty Depends on Funding Our Courts, So They Can Protect All of Us
January 16, 2012 - Why Underfunded Courts Hurt All Americans
January 4, 2012
- CUNY Law School offers students a free extra semester

TheTicker.org - Judicial system needs reliable funding

The Florida Times-Union - American Bar Association urges revamp of the LSAT for disabled students

U.S. News University Connection - What to do

Commercial Appeal (Memphis) - Holder promises to expand legal aid for indigent suspects

Cypress Times - Spurned law school renews courtroom attack on ABA

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