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The American Bar Association announced the theme for this year’s Law Day as “Toward a more perfect union: The Constitution in times of change.”
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American Bar Association annual meeting going virtual
Because of the COVID-19 pandemic, the American Bar Association’s 2020 annual meeting from July 29 through Aug. 4 will be held virtually. The meeting, which is free to ABA members, will offer access to speakers and other programming with a ...
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Read More »Online database of pro bono opportunities created
The American Bar Association and legal tech company Paladin have joined forces to help attorneys provide pro bono legal help to people affected by the COVID-19 pandemic and other natural disasters. The ABA Young Lawyers Division’s Legal Services Program and ...
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Read More »American Bar Association calls for FBI investigation into Kavanaugh allegations, delay in confirmation votes
The American Bar Association called on the Senate Judiciary Committee Thursday evening to halt the confirmation vote for Judge Brett Kavanaugh’s nomination to the Supreme Court, saying it should not move forward until an FBI investigation into the sexual assault ...
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Read More »New York law schools coping with ‘new normal’
Law schools in New York state and nationwide may never see a return to the boom days of the late 2000s, but experts believe the worst may be over and a more promising job market could restore some of the ...
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Read More »Buzard elected to ABA board
A. Vincent Buzard, co-leader of the Harris Beach Appellate Practice Group, is serving on the American Bar Association’s Board of Governors. He was elected during the 2015 annual meeting in Chicago July 30-Aug. 4, 2015 and is one of ...
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Read More »ABA president to speak at Erie bar Law Day luncheon
James R. Silkenat, president of the 400,000 member American Bar Association, will deliver the keynote address at the Bar Association of Erie County’s annual Law Day luncheon at noon Tuesday at the Hyatt Regency Buffalo. The event is open to ...
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Read More »Judges honoring ABA for rule of law activities
The International Association of Judges will honor the American Bar Association Rule of Law Initiative with its Justice in the World Award. The award, recognizing people and organizations that work to uphold judicial independence, will be presented to ABA President ...
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Read More »Silkenat hopes to match new attorneys with areas in need
New York attorney James R. Silkenat is wasting no time in getting to work on a national legal agenda as the new president of the American Bar Association. The corporate partner of the New York City office of Sullivan & ...
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Read More »Criminal justice system changes proposed
WASHINGTON — With the U.S. facing massive overcrowding in its prisons, Attorney General Eric Holder is calling for major changes to the nation’s criminal justice system that would scale back the use of harsh sentences for certain drug-related crimes. In ...
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Read More »Busy ABA weekend features Justice Kennedy
More needs to be done to teach the nation’s youth the meaning of freedom and its history, U.S. Supreme Court Associate Justice Anthony M. Kennedy told members of the American Bar Association on Saturday. He said freedom is a value ...
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Read More »Nation’s top judges discuss judiciary’s inadequate funding
Recognition of the judiciary’s funding plight by the other branches of government is one of the positive signs New York’s chief judge sees in helping address inadequate funding for the nation’s courts. “I think that the other branches see what’s ...
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