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Controlling Costs While Promoting Health: Implementation of the Affordable Care Act
Although federal health care reform has passed and survived a Supreme Court challenge, it is unclear how quickly states will be able to implement the new law, according to Mark McClellan, a former Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services administrator.
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- Environmental Law Reform Could Make Communities More Resilient to Natural Disasters November 19, 2012
- Open Minds, Open Discussion Help Further Disability Diversity in Legal Profession November 16, 2012
Do You Have the Right to Secretly Record Police Actions?
Irving Espinosa-Rodrigue awaits a pretrial hearing in January in Massachusetts for allegedly violating the state’s wiretapping law by secretly recording a police officer during a traffic stop. In 2007, Simon Glick openly used his cellphone to videotape police arresting a man on the Boston Common. Glick was also charged with illegal wiretapping.
ABA Center on Children and the Law Dedicates New Library Collection at University of the District of Columbia
The American Bar Association Center on Children and the Law on Monday dedicated its “ABA Children and the Law Collection” at the library of the University of the District of Columbia David A. Clarke School of Law. Staff attorney Scott Trowbridge used his connections as a UDC alumnus to help make the move from the ABA center’s basement library to the law school happen.
The Rise in National Security Cases Has Not Changed the Role of the Court, Experts Say
Just 10 years ago, there were so few national security court cases that they could fit on a single Web page. Now there are thousands, according to Deborah Pearlstein, assistant professor of law at Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law, who spoke during an American Bar Association Standing Committee on Law and National Security conference panel.
ABA Disaster Legal Services Director on Sandy Recovery, Calls for Volunteerism
Since Hurricane Sandy hit one of the most densely populated regions of the United States, every day we have been hearing about the outpouring of humanity from volunteers as well as from victims helping others affected by the storm. It has reinforced my belief in people and the work that I do.
- ABA Entities Urge Congress to Exclude Career Federal Employees From Stock Act
December 6, 2012 - How Climate Change, Cyberattacks and Other Threats Affect Infrastructure
December 6, 2012 - ABA Experts Are Available To Discuss 'Fiscal Cliff' Consequences
December 5, 2012
- Safe and Secure Cyber Monday Shopping Tips
November 19, 2012 - Statement of Laurel Bellows, President, American Bar Association Re: California Human Trafficking Law
November 9, 2012 - Statement of Laurel Bellows, President, American Bar Association Re: Role of Lawyers in 2012 Election
November 7, 2012
- Ethics 20/20 rule changes approved by ABA delegates with little opposition
Bloomberg BNA - How misidentifications lead to wrongful convictions
Innocence Project - President Thies takes lead of the National Caucus of State Bar Associations
Illinois State Bar Association - “Risk taker” is honored by the American Bar Association for helping women in law succeed
Enhanced Online News (via Business Wire) - Animal attraction: American Bar Association urges adoption of breed-neutral dog laws and the repeal of breed discriminatory ordinances
KHOU (CBS-Houston) - Firm hosts ABA women’s event
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