CHICAGO, June 15, 2012 – Citing its expertise in promoting international protection of human rights, the American Bar Association is urging the U.S. Supreme Court to affirm that the Alien Tort Statute grants jurisdiction to the federal courts to hear civil …
CHICAGO, June 15, 2012 – The American Bar Association Section of Legal Education and Admissions to the Bar and the Law School Admission Council today informed law school deans about a program for schools to certify the accuracy of their reporting of …
CHICAGO, June 8, 2012 — How will the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act legislation and the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010 transform the U.S. health care delivery system and culture of medicine? What are effective avenues for …
WASHINGTON, D.C., June 6, 2012 — Experts will address key tax issues for a wide range of tax and finance professionals doing business in the United States and Latin America during the 5th Annual U.S. – Latin American Tax Planning Strategies Conference and …
WASHINGTON, D.C., June 5, 2012 — The enforcement of false claims against pharmaceutical and device manufacturers, health care providers and government contractors, as well as ethical issues in qui tam litigation will be among topics addressed at the Ninth …
WASHINGTON, D.C., June 5, 2012 — How will the Food Safety Modernization Act affect the food business? What are some of the recent developments in food labeling and marketing? What are the compliance issues for companies that sell dietary supplements? These …
WASHINGTON, D.C., June 1, 2012 — A Chinese trade delegation of high-ranking industry and government officials interested in investing and conducting business in the United States will meet June 4 at the Gansevoort Park Avenue Hotel in New York for the …
Leaders from New York Federal Reserve Bank, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, DOJ Antitrust Division and FTC also to speak CHICAGO, May 31, 2012 – Former Federal Reserve Board Chairman Paul A. Volcker Jr. will join current and former government …
WASHINGTON, D.C., May 29, 2012— While aspects of counterterrorism law predate 9/11, the decade since the attacks has seen the field develop into a distinct and vital area within national security law. During the “Law of Counterterrorism” seminar, co- …
WASHINGTON, D.C., May 24, 2012 — Pattern evidence, including fingerprints and bite marks, new law-enforcement efforts to develop local DNA databases, and cybercrime are among the issues that will be addressed at the Third Annual “Prescription for Criminal …
WASHINGTON, D.C., May 21, 2012 — American Bar Association President Wm. T. (Bill) Robinson III today sent a letter to U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder praising the U.S. Department of Justice’s adoption of comprehensive national standards to prevent prison …
WASHINGTON, D.C., May 21, 2012 – On May 16, the House of Representatives passed — by a vote of 222-205 — H.R. 4970, the Violence Against Women Act Reauthorization, sponsored by Rep. Sandy Adams. Earlier, the Senate adopted its own version of VAWA …
WASHINGTON, D.C., May 21, 2012 — Experts will discuss tax-credit equity, public housing, and ethics and innovations in the housing and community-development field during the American Bar Association Forum on Affordable Housing and Community Development Law …
WASHINGTON, D.C., May 16, 2012 – The American Bar Association announced today its selections for the Silver Gavel Awards for Media and the Arts , which recognize outstanding work that fosters the American public’s understanding of law and the legal system …
Award recognizes commitment to access to justice CHICAGO, May 14, 2012 — The American Bar Association Tort Trial & Insurance Practice Section (TIPS) is honoring The Honorable Diane Schafer Goodstein with its Pursuit of Justice Award, which recognizes …
WASHINGTON, D.C., May 10, 2012 — Ten attorneys—including nine military attorneys—were sworn in to the Bar of the Supreme Court of the United States on April 18 at a ceremony facilitated by the American Bar Association. Following the ceremony at the U.S. …
Leaders of the American Bar Association, Mexican American Legal Defense and Education Fund and Jacksonville Urban League will speak CHICAGO, May 10, 2012 – Mobilizing the nation’s legal community as the recession has intensified both the need for and …
WASHINGTON, D.C., May 10 2012 — Experts in trial practice will gather to examine potential changes to federal rules on electronic discovery, the challenges of protecting privileged information and the impact that technology will have on civil litigation …
Wm. T. (Bill) Robinson III visits state to highlight the issue of court underfunding WASHINGTON, D.C., May 8, 2012 — In an effort to underscore the importance of funding our state courts, American Bar Association President Wm. T. (Bill) Robinson III will …
WASHINGTON, D.C. May 7, 2012 — Critical issues on rule making, including important recent cases on the process and the impact of the new health care legislation, will be the focus of the American Bar Association’s eight annual Administrative Law and …
