http://www.abanow.org ABA Media Relations & Communication Services Tue, 22 May 2012 15:42:03 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en The American Bar Association mourns the loss of lawyer, freedom fighter and federal judge Louis H. Pollak. Pollak, who died at 89, devoted his career to the struggle to achieve equality, and he leaves a legacy as a strong advocate for civil rights. He played a significant role in the ... http://www.abanow.org/2012/05/statement-of-wm-t-bill-robinson-iii-president-american-bar-association-re-passing-of-judge-louis-h-pollak/ WASHINGTON, D.C., May 10, 2012 — Nicholas deB. Katzenbach will be remembered as a man who was deeply involved in the critical history-making political issues of the 1960s.  As a prisoner of war, a Rhodes Scholar and a defining force in the civil rights movement, Katzenbach proved he was a ... http://www.abanow.org/2012/05/statement-of-wm-t-bill-robinson-iii-president-american-bar-association-re-death-of-nicholas-katzenbach/ WASHINGTON, D.C., March 28, 2012 - The Republican Study Committee’s proposed fiscal year 2013 budget plan to “eliminate the Legal Services Corporation” ignores the overwhelming needs of struggling families for free legal advice and is remarkably shortsighted.  LSC-funded aid providers annually close nearly 1 million cases, including child custody matters, ... http://www.abanow.org/2012/03/statement-of-wm-t-bill-robinson-iii-president-american-bar-association-re-proposal-to-eliminate-lsc/ WASHINGTON, D.C., March 26, 2012 — The loss of a child is the greatest fear, and the worst agony for a family and a community.  The tremor of loss is amplified when life is taken by violence.  As we mourn the death of Trayvon Martin, we also recognize the need ... http://www.abanow.org/2012/03/statement-of-wm-t-bill-robinson-iii-president-american-bar-association-re-death-of-trayvon-martin/ WASHINGTON, D.C., March 6, 2012 —The American Bar Association condemns all forms of racism. The ABA supports the expeditious review of allegations related to Judge Richard F. Cebull, which the Judicial Council of the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has opened under the Judicial Misconduct and Disability Act of 1980.  ... http://www.abanow.org/2012/03/statement-of-wm-t-bill-robinson-iii-president-american-bar-association-re-judge-richard-f-cebull/ A year is a long time to wait to find out whether you have a job.  Nominated for the South Carolina District Court on March 16, 2011, Mary Geiger Lewis—supported by Sen. Lindsey Graham—is still waiting. Washington's partisan gridlock has stymied not just the policy process, but also the responsibility of ... http://www.abanow.org/2012/02/judicial-nominees-deserve-votes/ WASHINGTON, D.C., Feb. 23, 2012 — President Obama’s $402 million Legal Services Corporation budget request justly acknowledges our nation’s financial constraints while maintaining a lifeline to those in need of legal help.  With 63 million Americans—including 22 million children—qualifying for legal aid, providers in every state report a staggering volume ... http://www.abanow.org/2012/02/statement-of-wm-t-bill-robinson-iii-president-american-bar-association-on-administration%e2%80%99s-lsc-funding-proposal/ The Violence Against Women Act was an effective response by Congress in 1994 to the devastating effects of domestic and sexual violence. The act has evolved from a small criminal justice initiative to a multidisciplinary federal effort to address the needs of women, men and children threatened by domestic and ... http://www.abanow.org/2012/02/a-critical-tool-to-save-lives-vawa/ This op-ed by former U.S. Attornrey General Edwin Meese and ABA President Wm. T. (Bill) Robinson III appeared on Fox News January 16, 2012. The Founding Fathers separated our government into three co-equal branches by design, with each, at times, checking the other branches and holding them to their limited purpose. Alexander ... http://www.abanow.org/2012/01/our-liberty-depends-on-funding-our-courts-so-they-can-protect-all-of-us/ This op-ed by U.S. Chamber President Lisa Rickard and ABA President Wm. T. (Bill) Robinson III appeared in USA Today January 4, 2012. In 2009, the chief justice of New Hampshire's Supreme Court felt compelled to take an extreme step to keep the state's wider court system running. The poor funding ... http://www.abanow.org/2012/01/why-underfunded-courts-hurt-all-americans/