http://www.abanow.org ABA Media Relations & Communication Services Thu, 09 Feb 2012 22:01:01 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en CHICAGO, Jan. 31, 2012 —The American Bar Association cares deeply about law students and young lawyers, and is committed to helping you succeed during this challenging time for our profession.  Our Law Student and Young Lawyers Divisions—which make up nearly half of the association's membership—are working individually and collaboratively to ... http://www.abanow.org/2012/01/joint-statement-of-aba-law-student-division-chair-and-young-lawyers-division-chair/ The University of Illinois has notified the American Bar Association Section of Legal Education and Admissions to the Bar about the College of Law reporting of inaccurate law school class profile data. The section takes the matter very seriously, and is actively investigating the matter in accordance with the ABA ... http://www.abanow.org/2011/11/statement-from-section-of-legal-education-and-admissions-to-the-bar-re-misreporting-of-data-at-university-of-illinois-college-of-law/ Prosecutors and public defenders are heroes in our criminal justice system. That’s why the American Bar Association hails the release of millions in funding to relieve some of the student loan burden carried by these hard-working, very modestly paid lawyers. Senator Durbin in particular should be commended for helping meet ... http://www.abanow.org/2010/09/statement-of-stephen-n-zack-president-american-bar-association-re-doj-distribution-of-funds-for-prosecutor-and-public-defender-loan-forgiveness/ The recent European Court of Justice decision is very troubling to the American Bar Association and its members in the U.S. and abroad. The decision reaches far beyond the borders of the European Union to fundamentally damage attorney-client privilege protections for all companies doing business in the EU. The dated and ... http://www.abanow.org/2010/09/statement-of-stephen-n-zack-president-american-bar-association-re-azko-chemicals-ltd-and-akcros-chemicals-ltd-v-commission-of-the-european-communities/ The American Bar Association is deeply disappointed that, during Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir's recent travel to Kenya, Kenyan authorities declined to arrest al-Bashir pursuant to the International Criminal Court indictment charging him with genocide, war crimes and crimes against humanity. The ICC statute, to which Kenya is a signatory, obligates each ... http://www.abanow.org/2010/09/statement-of-stephen-n-zack-president-american-bar-association-re-kenya%e2%80%99s-refusal-to-arrest-visiting-sudanese-president-omar-al-bashir-for-war-crimes/ WASHINGTON, D.C., March 18, 2010 —The American Bar Association has long advocated the elimination of the cocaine sentencing disparity, both to allow law enforcement resources to remain focused on major drug offenders and to reduce unwarranted racial disparities. Yesterday the Senate unanimously approved legislation to improve fairness ... http://www.abanow.org/2010/03/statement-of-carolyn-b-lamm-president-american-bar-association-re-senate-passage-of-the-fair-sentencing-act/ WASHINGTON, D.C., March 8, 2010 — The American Bar Association believes that Article III courts are the preferred forum for trying detainees accused of criminal responsibility for the 9/11 attacks on the United States. We acknowledge that the president, the attorney general and the Department of ... http://www.abanow.org/2010/03/statement-of-carolyn-b-lamm-president-american-bar-association-re-trying-detainees-accused-of-911-attacks/ WASHINGTON, D.C., Mar. 5, 2010 — Individuals and organizations conducting a witch hunt in order to name names of Department of Justice lawyers who earlier represented Guantanamo detainees are showing a profound disregard for a fundamental tenet of our justice system and our Constitution: that anyone who ... http://www.abanow.org/2010/03/statement-of-carolyn-b-lamm-president-american-bar-association-re-justice-department-lawyers-representation-of-detainees/ WASHINGTON, D.C., Oct. 29, 2009 -- This ruling is an important victory for American lawyers and the clients we serve. The court recognized that the Federal Trade Commission’s interpretation of the Fair and Accurate Credit Transactions Act over-reaches and its application to lawyers is unreasonable.  By voiding the FTC’s interpretation ... http://www.abanow.org/2009/10/statement-of-aba-president-carolyn-b-lamm-in-american-bar-association-vs-federal-trade-commission/ CHICAGO, Oct. 28, 2009 – According to this week’s report from the Government Accountability Office, tuition and fees at law schools, and the debt load taken on by students, compare favorably with the costs of attending medical school, dental school and veterinary school, and the debt loads of students in ... http://www.abanow.org/2009/10/statement-of-aba-president-carolyn-b-lamm-re-gao-report-on-issues-related-to-law-school-cost-and-access/