CHICAGO, Oct. 4, 2012 – Reporters seeking analysis and comment on Fisher v. University of Texas at Austin may contact the American Bar Association for neutral experts who are knowledgeable about the legal issues in the landmark Supreme Court case. Sources …
CHICAGO, Oct. 4, 2012 – The American Bar Association is urging the U.S. Supreme Court to uphold the University of Texas at Austin’s use of race as one of myriad factors in undergraduate admissions decisions. In an amicus brief filed in Fisher v. University …
WASHINGTON, D.C., Oct. 18, 2012 — U.S. Ambassador Luis CdeBaca, director of the State Department’s office to monitor human trafficking, and Edwin Meese III, former U.S. attorney general, will speak at the American Bar Association’s Fifth Annual Fall …
WASHINGTON, Oct. 18, 2012 — Norman J. Ornstein, resident scholar at the American Enterprise Institute for Public Policy Research and election analyst for CBS News, will discuss ideas to improve America’s political process at the American Bar Association …
CHICAGO, Oct. 16, 2012 – For the fourth straight year, lawyers will honor their responsibility to the profession and to their communities by volunteering their legal services for thousands of low-income Americans during the annual National Pro Bono …
CHICAGO, Oct. 15, 2012 — The American Bar Association is the first not-for-profit organization in the country to be certified for disaster preparedness and response under the Voluntary Private Sector Preparedness Program, PS-Prep™, approved by the …
WASHINGTON, D.C., Nov. 8, 2012 — Business law experts will provide updates on the latest trends in auditing, financing, securities, investments and lobbying at the American Bar Association’s Business Law Section Fall Meeting. The ABA Business Law Section …
WASHINGTON, D.C., Nov. 5, 2012 — The American Bar Association and the Center for Migration Studies will host a dialogue on the ABA’s new Civil Immigration Detention Standards from 3:15 – 5 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 14, at Sullivan Worcester LLP in New York City …
WASHINGTON, D.C., Nov. 2, 2012 — On the eve of Election Day, a panel of experts assembled by the American Bar Association will explore whether new voter registration laws fight voter fraud or suppress the vote. More than a dozen states have passed new laws …
CHICAGO, Oct. 23, 2012 – As the state of Florida prepares to execute John Ferguson, a man diagnosed as severely mentally ill for more than 40 years, at 6 p.m. EDT today, the American Bar Association filed an amicus brief with the U.S. Supreme Court today …
WASHINGTON, D.C., Oct. 25, 2012 — Maryland Attorney General Douglas F. Gansler, who was instrumental in negotiating a $1-billion mortgage settlement for state residents, will be the luncheon keynote speaker at the American Bar Association’s Banking Law …
WASHINGTON, D.C., Oct. 24, 2012 — Should employers be obligated to report employees who view or store child pornography on an office network? How does the growing recognition of gay marriage and civil unions influence the workplace? Is pregnancy and family …
WASHINGTON, Oct. 24, 2012 — The surge of tax enforcement activity by governments around the globe is having an increasing impact on practitioners and their clients doing business abroad. With this as a backdrop, leading tax experts will provide a window …
WASHINGTON, D.C., Nov. 20, 2012 – As the future of American health care takes shape, health law, antitrust and tax lawyers will join professionals serving health care organizations and government leaders to review the latest legislative and policy …
WASHINGTON, D.C., Nov. 15, 2012 — American Bar Association President Laurel Bellows today responded to the first-ever national survey of women’s initiatives in law firms, conducted by the NAWL Foundation, the research and charitable arm of the National …
WASHINGTON, D.C., Nov. 14, 2012 — New York and New Jersey environmental and disaster experts, including John Gray of the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, will discuss cleanup regulations and the environmental costs of restoring critical …
WASHINGTON, D.C., Nov. 15, 2012 – A panel discussion with general counsel from the CIA, the Office of the Director of National Intelligence and the intelligence committees from both houses of Congress will explore the latest developments in intelligence …
WASHINGTON, D.C., Nov. 12, 2012 — Senior officials from the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission and Department of Justice will explore insider trading, fraud violations, the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act and other issues at the American Bar Association …
WASHINGTON, D.C., Dec. 18, 2012 — The American Bar Association Law Student Division is seeking 85 lawyers and judges to evaluate the negotiation skills of the top 24 law student teams from across the country and Canada that are participating in the …
Take Advantage of ABA Conference Hotel Rates Until Jan. 8WASHINGTON, D.C., Dec. 17, 2012 — Don’t miss the 2013 American Bar Association Midyear Meeting in Dallas, Feb. 6-12, a premier gathering of the nation’s legal professionals, featuring debate on …
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