house of delegates resolutions  Annual 2009
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10A That the American Bar Association supports federal legislation that would ensure every American access to quality health care regardless of the person's income... Adopted
10B That the American Bar Association opposes the provisions in the Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention and Consumer Protection Act, P.L. 109-8, that impose restrictions upon the bankruptcy-related legal advice lawyers can provide to individual clients... Adopted
11-1 Amends §1.2 of the Constitution to include the following language as one of the purposes of the Association: "to defend the right to life of all innocent human beings, including all those conceived but not yet born." Postponed Indefinitely
11-2 Amends §6.2(a) and adds a new Section to Article 6 of the Constitution to provide for a delegate in the House of Delegates from American Samoa Motion to Refer to Credentials & Admission Carries
11-3 Amends §6.3(c) of the Constitution to provide the Board of Elections with the option of using paper ballots, electronic ballots or a combination of paper and electronic ballots in conducting State Delegate elections Adopted
11-4 Amends §30.5 of the Bylaws to provide that Non-U.S. Lawyer Associates may serve on the Council of the Section of Business Law Adopted
11-5 Proposes... housekeeping amendments to the Association's Constitution, Bylaws and House Rules of Procedure Consent Calendar
100 That the American Bar Association House of Delegates concurs in the action of the Council of the Section of Legal Education and Admissions to the Bar in deleting from the Standards for Approval of Law Schools Standard 104, Seek to Exceed Requirements, and Interpretation 104-1 Adopted
101 That the American Bar Association grants approval to Wilmington University (New Castle and Dover Campuses), Legal Studies Program, New Castle, DE Consent Calendar
102A That the American Bar Association urges corporate counsel to facilitate the provision of pro bono legal services by outside counsel to persons of limited means in need of assistance with consumer credit, home mortgage and bankruptcy and other legal matters... Adopted
102B That the American Bar Association urges federal, state and local governments to address the unmet legal needs of low-income residents of communities affected by major disasters... Adopted
103 That the American Bar Association adopts the ABA Model Act Governing the Representation of Children in Abuse, Neglect, and Dependency Proceedings, dated August, 2009 Withdrawn
104 That the American Bar Association reaccredit the following designated specialty certification program for lawyers... Consent Calendar
105 That the American Bar Association urges Congress... to consider the feasibility of enacting and the President to signing legislation authorizing the annual appropriation of federal distributive funding to the several states of the United States of America and their respective local governments and political subdivisions in 2011... Adopted
106 That the American Bar Association urges the Secretary of State and the Assistant Secretary of Commerce/Administrator of the National Telecommunications and Information Administration to support a renewal of the mandate of the Internet Governance Forum of the United Nations to operate substantially in accordance with its current mandate Adopted
107A That the American Bar Association opposes the elimination of the defense of unenforceability of a patent based upon inequitable conduct arising from proceedings in the United States Patent and Trademark Office... Adopted
107B That the American Bar Association urges that any judicially-administered the defense of unenforceablity of a patent based upon inequitable conduct arising from proceedings in the United States Patent and Trademark Office ("PTO") be predicated on principles of common law fraud... Adopted
107C That the American Bar Association urges that... information not be found to be material if it would not have been material under statutory and regulatory standards applicable during the prosecution of the application(s) for [a] patent or its reexamination Adopted
107D That the American Bar Association urges that the defense of unenforceability of a patent based upon inequitable conduct arising from proceedings in the United States Patent and Trademark Office ("PTO") can be established only by proof by clear and convincing evidence of a specific intent to deceive the PTO... Adopted
108 That the American Bar Association amends the Model Rule on Conditional Admission to Practice Law, including the commentary... Adopted
109 That the American Bar Association amend Model Rule of Professional Conduct 1.10(a) Consent Calendar
110 That the American Bar Association endorses paragraphs 138 and 139 of the World Summit Outcome Document of the 60th session of the UN General Assembly... Adopted
111A That the American Bar Association supports the enactment of legislation...[that] would provide for a national study of the state of criminal justice in the United States... Withdrawn
111B That the American Bar Association urges courts to distinguish between attorney misconduct and attorney error... Adopted
112 That the American Bar Association urges Congress to repeal 1 U.S.C. § 7, which denies federal marital benefits and protections to lawfully married same-sex spouses Adopted
113 That the American Bar Association supports legislation, policies, and practices that preserve the categorical approach used to determine the immigration consequences of past criminal convictions... Adopted
114 That the American Bar Association supports the use of commercial arbitration to resolve disputes involving international business transactions... Adopted
115 That the American Bar Association approves the following Model Act Governing "Emergency Holding Periods for Disaster Animals", dated August 2009, and recommends its adoption by state legislative bodies Withdrawn
116 That the American Bar Association amends Section 5.6 of the ABA Election Administration Guidelines and Commentary, dated August 2009... Adopted
117 That the American Bar Association adopts the Model Sustainability Policy and Implementation Guidelines for Law Organizations... Withdrawn
118A That the American Bar Association urges federal and state legislatures to pass laws, and national, state, and local education agencies to implement policies... Adopted
118B That the American Bar Association urges federal and state legislatures to pass laws and national, state, and local education, child welfare, and juvenile justice agencies to implement and enforce policies... Adopted
118C That the American Bar Association urges enactment and implementation of statutes and policies that support the right of youth who have left school to return to school to complete their education... Adopted
119 That the American Bar Association adopts the black letter (and introduction and commentary) the Adopted as Revised and Amended
120 That the American Bar Association urges Congress... to issue regulations that establish uniform requirements for guidance on addressing conflicts of interest in human clinical trials... Adopted
121 That the name of the Senior Lawyers Division of the American Bar Association be changed to the Elder Law and Experienced Lawyers Division Withdrawn
122 That the American Bar Association urges policymakers to establish a Coordinating Office of Civic Education in the U.S. Department of Education to enhance students' civic learning... Adopted
300 That the American Bar Association supports federal, state or territorial legislation, regulations, or court rules that utilize mediation to assist in resolving disputes that could lead to foreclosure of mortgages on residential real property... Adopted (Revised from Initial Posting Online)
301 That the American Bar Association supports the enactment of federal legislation... designed to improve the regulation of financial institutions and markets in the United States... Adopted
302 That the American Bar Association supports the existing principles that laws of nature, physical phenomena, and abstract ideas are not patentable, even if they are new and non-obvious Adopted
303 That the American Bar Association supports the enactment of federal legislation to establish a non-regulatory insurance information office within the Treasury Department... Motion to Divide Recommendation Adopted; First Resolved Clause Adopted; Second Resolved Clause Defeated
400 That the Association policies set forth in Attachment 1 to Report 400 dated August, 2009, are archived and no longer considered to be current policy of the American Bar Association and shall not be expressed as such Consent Calendar