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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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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  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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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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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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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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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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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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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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The Rochester Legal Diversity Clerkship Program was among three programs recognized last week by the American Bar Association Standing Committee on Bar Activities and Services. It will receive a 2013 ABA Partnership Award next month, along with the Dallas Bar ...

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Judges using social networking sites on the Internet need to be “judicious” about what they post and who they friend, according to a new ethics opinion released by the American Bar Association. Formal Opinion 462, issued by the ABA Standing ...

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Just barely back from the annual meeting of the New York State Bar Association in New York City, President-elect David M. Schraver will be heading to Dallas next week for the spring meeting of the American Bar Association. As an ...

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