Legal risk is not a downstream consequence of a completed regulatory strategy; it is a variable that should shape regulatory decision-making at every stage.

The American Bar Association Commission on Immigration and other immigrant rights organizations have developed new resources to assist individuals and legal service providers across the country in com ...

The Council of the ABA Section of Legal Education and Admissions to the Bar, the entity that accredits law schools, had a public meeting with the National Advisory Committee on Institutional Quality a ...

Across the country, Americans are already casting their ballots in the 2026 midterm elections, exercising a fundamental right that is central to our democracy.

“Law school is becoming less about learning how to become a lawyer and more about just surviving a frantic sprint to become employed.” That was the message Shikya Harrison, a third-year law student at ...

The American Bar Association will recognize recipients of its Spirit of Excellence Award at the Titans for Change Gala during the 2027 ABA Midyear Meeting in Chicago. The award, presented by the ABA C ...

Since the launch of its emergency hotline in August, ProBAR has fielded more than 150 calls to the new Detention Orientation & Resources for Youth (DORY) hotline, which supports detained unaccompanied ...

As a member of the American Bar Association, you have likely seen news related to the law school accreditation council (Accreditation Council), that, while within the ABA Section of Legal Education ...

CHICAGO, Aug. 4, 2026 — Laura V. Farber, a partner at Hahn & Hahn LLP in Pasadena, California, today assumed the role of president-elect of the American Bar Association. Farber will serve a one-year ...

John M. Rosenberg, executive director emeritus of the Appalachian Research and Defense Fund, was awarded the 2026 ABA Medal, the association’s highest honor recognizing outstanding lifetime service in ...

CHICAGO, July 22, 2026 — The American Bar Association Standing Committee on Ethics and Professional Responsibility released a formal opinion today addressing when the Model Rules of Professional ...

On June 18, 2026, the U.S. Department of Justice's (DOJ) Office of Legal Counsel (OLC) issued a memorandum reinterpreting the scope of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), Section 504 of the ...