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The American Bar Association provides resources to assist lawyers and judges, accredits law schools and works to improve the legal system for the public.
The American Bar Association recently documented more than a dozen reports nationwide of individuals fraudulently posing as immigration attorneys who work for the ABA. Learn how to protect yourself and others: https://bit.ly/3XDPO3q
November 19, 2025 at 9:14 PM
Statement from ABA President Michelle A. Behnke: Judicial independence safeguards our democracy. https://bit.ly/4i8THH6
November 17, 2025 at 9:56 PM
Registration is now open for the 2026 Midyear Meeting. Join us in San Antonio, Texas, February 4-9 to connect with colleagues and participate in important discussions about trends shaping the future of the legal profession. Register today:
https://bit.ly/4nHUNuF
November 5, 2025 at 7:13 PM
#ABAGivingDay is here! Join us in fighting for the rule of law and defend the principles that keep our democracy strong: fairness, equity and access to justice: https://bit.ly/4oiN6M4
October 23, 2025 at 11:00 AM
The rule of law is under attack, but the ABA is standing strong – and you can too! On #ABAGivingDay, support programs that protect justice for all: https://bit.ly/4oiN6M4
October 20, 2025 at 4:50 PM
Independence and evidence-based decision-making must drive federal prosecutorial actions.
October 16, 2025 at 9:20 PM
This Indigenous Peoples' Day, the ABA reflects on the history and contributions of Indigenous peoples.
October 13, 2025 at 2:58 PM
October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month. Learn how you can help those affected with this library of free webinars from the ABA's Commission on Domestic & Sexual Violence: https://bit.ly/4nLWkQL
October 1, 2025 at 9:30 AM
Department of Justice proceedings must remain nonpolitical.
September 26, 2025 at 10:41 PM
#OnThisDay in 1789, John Jay was unanimously confirmed as the first Chief Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court. Many of Jay's duties involved establishing rules, procedure and precedents. Jay served until 1795 and decided just four cases during his tenure.
September 26, 2025 at 10:30 AM
Freedom of speech is a bedrock Constitutional principle. The ABA encourages dialogue as protected by the First Amendment, underscoring that free speech is a concept grounded in Constitutional law and defined by centuries of legal precedent.
September 25, 2025 at 6:30 PM
The ABA is proud to announce the release of the Women Trailblazers in the Law oral history of U.S. Supreme Court Associate Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg. Learn more: https://bit.ly/4nb8anN
September 18, 2025 at 6:00 PM
#OnThisDay in 2020, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, the second woman to serve as an associate justice of the Supreme Court of the United States, died while in office. She was the first woman to lie in state in the United States Capitol.
September 18, 2025 at 2:00 PM
In 1787, the delegates to the Constitutional Convention signed the U.S. Constitution in Philadelphia. Today we celebrate the 238th anniversary of the signing of one of the most influential documents in this country's history.
September 17, 2025 at 10:00 PM
It's National Voter Registration Day! Take advantage of our tools designed to help you register to vote, update your existing registration, locate your nearest polling place and more: https://bit.ly/465U7Z1
September 16, 2025 at 11:00 AM
The American Bar Association rejects use of racial profiling in immigration enforcement.
September 15, 2025 at 4:11 PM
The American Bar Association today announced the release of the final report of the ABA Task Force for American Democracy, a two-year, bipartisan effort to address the most pressing threats to the rule of law and democratic institutions in the United States. Learn more: https://bit.ly/4glepCI
September 10, 2025 at 2:12 PM
Lawyers from the American Bar Association’s South Texas Pro Bono Asylum Representation Project were among those instrumental in temporarily halting the deportation of several Guatemalan children who arrived in the United States as unaccompanied minors. Read more: https://bit.ly/4mZvcxF
Chaotic showdown over Guatemalan children exposes fault lines in Trump’s deportation push
A reconstruction of the aborted deportation of dozens of Guatemalan children on Labor Day weekend illuminates the latest clash between the administration’s desire for mass deportations and longstandin...
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September 5, 2025 at 6:17 PM
ABA statement regarding unaccompanied minors in immigration proceedings.
September 4, 2025 at 9:16 PM
Musician Taylor Swift has announced her engagement to Kansas City-based podcaster and NFL athlete Travis Kelce. There's no better time to take a look at the most romantic part of any marriage, the prenup: https://bit.ly/47f7DMr
August 26, 2025 at 9:50 PM
There has been a sharp increase in the number of people falsely posing as immigration attorneys. Learn what consumers can do to protect themselves: https://bit.ly/3Vj3jEx
August 26, 2025 at 2:50 PM
New ABA President Michelle Behnke, who assumed the presidency Tuesday at the association’s Annual Meeting in Toronto, said the ABA will redouble its efforts to defend liberty & pursue justice to advance the rule of law: www.americanbar.org/news/abanews...
#ABAAnnualMeeting #2025ABAAnnual
August 12, 2025 at 9:58 PM
At the Annual Meeting in Toronto, the ABA House of Delegates passed a number of resolutions on issues affecting the profession. Learn about them here:
www.americanbar.org/news/abanews... #ABAAnnualMeeting #2025ABAAnnual
August 12, 2025 at 5:55 PM
Today attorney Michelle Behnke, a member of the Boardman Clark law firm in Madison, Wisconsin, and formerly the principal of the firm Michelle Behnke & Associates, became the ABA president.
Learn more about her: www.americanbar.org/news/abanews... #ABAAnnualMeeting #2025ABAAnnual
August 12, 2025 at 4:50 PM
The topic of gambling and lawyers has been in the headlines recently. Could lawyers be more vulnerable to gambling problems and, if so, what can law firms do?https://ambar.org/1kaczviy
August 1, 2025 at 5:26 PM