http://www.abanow.org ABA Media Relations & Communication Services Sat, 04 Feb 2012 01:59:32 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Nearly 100 minority law students are learning first-hand from judges around the country what it's like to be a law clerk through a program sponsored by the ABA Judicial Division and the ABA Council on Racial and Ethnic Diversity in the Educational Pipeline. The ABA Judicial Clerkship Program provides structured ... http://www.abanow.org/2012/02/judicial-clerkship-program-enhances-diversity-in-the-profession/ President Robinson welcomes members and guests to the 73rd ABA Midyear Meeting, where 3,900 registrants will attend programs on an array of topics, including the state court funding crisis, efforts to ensure access to justice, foreclosure prevention and disaster preparedness. In addition to the nearly 800 events at the premier gathering ... http://www.abanow.org/2012/02/president-robinson-welcomes-nearly-4000-to-aba-midyear-meeting-in-new-orleans/ Michael Bergmann, chair of the ABA Young Lawyers Division, discusses ”Project Salute: Young Lawyers Serving Veterans,” previewing a free legal clinic covering Veterans Administration disability and pension benefits for veterans in New Orleans, Feb. 3 from 2 – 5 p.m., VFW Post 8973, 531 Lyons St. http://www.abanow.org/2012/01/young-lawyers-salute-new-orleans-veterans/ On January 10, 2012, the U.S. Supreme Court will hear FCC v. Fox Television Stations, a  case disputing a Court of Appeals decision invalidating the Federal Communication Commission's finding that broadcasts including expletives and nudity were indecent. At issue is whether the FCC's current indecency-enforcement regime violates the First or Fifth Amendment. Paul Smith, ... http://www.abanow.org/2012/01/first-amendment-expert-analyzes-fleeting-expletives-case/ At the ABA Criminal Justice Section’s “Fourth Annual Sentencing & Re-entry Institute and Criminal Justice Legal Educators Colloquium” on Oct. 28, Sen. Jim Webb assured the legal community that he will not give up on the National Criminal Justice Commission Act, which recently failed in Congress. The bill would have ... http://www.abanow.org/2011/11/senator-webb-at-aba-criminal-justice-section-event/ Through observances like Pro Bono Week, lawyers are building a better, brighter future, said U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder at the National Pro Bono Summit on October 24 in Washington, D.C. The summit was organized by the by the American Bar Association’s Standing Committee on Pro Bono and Public Service as ... http://www.abanow.org/2011/10/top-us-attorney-urges-lawyers-to-volunteer-legal-services/ Working to make a positive difference elevates the legal profession, said  ABA President Wm. T. (Bill) Robinson III, who  spoke at the National Pro Bono Summit in Washington, D.C. to kick off Celebrate Pro Bono Week, held this year October 23-29. The summit, sponsored by the American Bar Association’s Standing Committee on Pro Bono and Public Service, ... http://www.abanow.org/2011/10/thanks-for-standing-up-for-access-to-justice-and-rule-of-law-says-aba-president/ The legal community still has a long way to go to achieve a truly independent judiciary, said  ABA President Wm. T. (Bill) Robinson III, who spoke at the National Pro Bono Summit to kick off Celebrate Pro Bono Week, held this year October 23-29. The summit, sponsored by the American Bar Association’s Standing Committee on ... http://www.abanow.org/2011/10/aba-president-says-independent-judiciary-critical-to-assure-access-to-justice-for-everyone/ ABA immediate past president Stephen N. Zack introduces the 2011 Rule of Law Award winner, Michelle Bachelet. United Nations Under-Secretary-General Michelle Bachelet, a woman of many firsts, is the recipient of the 2011 Rule of Law Award from the American Bar Association Rule of ... http://www.abanow.org/2011/10/2011-rule-of-law-award-presented-to-michelle-bachelet/ ABA immediate past president Stephen N. Zack introduces the 2011 Rule of Law Award winner, Michelle Bachelet. United Nations Under-Secretary-General Michelle Bachelet, a woman of many firsts, is the recipient of the 2011 Rule of Law Award from the American Bar Association Rule of Law Initiative.  ... http://www.abanow.org/2011/10/roli-women-and-the-rule-of-law-award-2011-presented-to-michelle-bachelet/