ABANow - ABA Media Relations & Communication Services » ABA in the News

Fifth gay federal judge confirmed

irma — Wed, 22 May 2013 18:22:10 +0000

The ABA committee on judicial nominee fitness voted Michael McShane qualified to serve on the U.S. District Court for Oregon

Penn law graduates see exceptionally high employment rates

irma — Wed, 22 May 2013 18:13:30 +0000

According to the ABA, 58.6 percent of lawyers who graduated from law school in 2012 found full-time employment within nine months; the other graduates were underemployed, employed part-time or seeking

Social justice and the American Bar Association

irma — Tue, 21 May 2013 20:23:05 +0000

Reporter Fran Moreland Johns reported on ABA President Bellows’ speech about cybersecurity and human trafficking at San Francisco’s Commonwealth Club.

State Bar of NM’s young lawyers division lands grants to assist veterans

irma — Tue, 21 May 2013 20:16:28 +0000

The Albuquerque Young Lawyers Division received two grants to help veterans with their legal bills during the ABA’s Young Lawyers Conference.

Before the civil rights movement Alabama blacks faced discrimination on their way to getting law degrees and licenses to practice

irma — Mon, 20 May 2013 20:23:34 +0000

According to ABA statistics, African-Americans enrolled in law school are “at an all-time high of 10,452.”

Editorial: Scott should veto ‘Timely Justice Act’ on the death penalty

irma — Mon, 20 May 2013 20:18:39 +0000

In 2006, the ABA “showed Florida how to fix the state’s death penalty system in the best way.”

Penn State Law School Campuses to Function as Separate Schools

irma — Fri, 17 May 2013 18:08:13 +0000

Penn State University’s Board of Trustees has agreed to pursue separate ABA accreditations for its Dickinson School of Law campuses at Carlisle and State College before they can operate as two independent law schools, beginning from the academic year 2014-15.

Don’t delay your health care planning

irma — Thu, 16 May 2013 20:26:52 +0000

ABA President Laurel G. Bellows encourages AARP readers to write a health care advance directive.

Free Press wins national American Bar Association Silver Gavel Award

irma — Thu, 16 May 2013 20:14:20 +0000

The Detroit Free Press’ series, entitled “Free to Kill,” won an ABA 2013 Silver Gavel Awards for Media and the Arts.

Op-ed: Grotesque Speed for Florida Capital Cases

irma — Wed, 15 May 2013 18:54:45 +0000

A “scathing” 2006 ABA report on Florida’s death penalty system notes that the state “is one of the few states that allow a jury to recommend a sentence of death based on a majority vote rather than a unanimous one.”