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Is It Time to Reconsider Privacy Rights in Third Party Records?

Presented by ABA Standing Committee on Law and National Security (running time: 1hr. 02 minutes)

Local Police Fighting International Terrorism

Presented by ABA Standing Committee on Law and National Security (running time: 1hr. 34 minutes)

H. Thomas Wells Becomes ABA President, Focuses on Core Values of Profession

William C. Hubbard Takes Over as Chair of ABA House of Delegates

Turn the Page on Discrimination to Create a Diverse Profession: ABA President-Elect Carolyn B. Lamm

ABA Executive Director Henry F. White Reports on State of the ABA

"Politics must play no role either in the hiring of career employees or in the investigation and prosecution of cases" at Justice Department: Attorney General Mukasey tells ABA House of Delegates

New ABA President Wells Encourages Lawyers to Help Our Heroes

Radio News Release

New Mission Approved by House of Delegates After Vigorous Debate

ABA President-Elect H. Thomas Wells Jr. to Promote Core Values that Make a Difference to the Profession

ABA House of Delegates Moves to Improve Federal Judicial Selection Process

ABA Medal Winner Patricia M. Wald: The ABA "enlarges our vision of where the law can take our nation"

Former International War Crimes Judge Patricia M. Wald Honored with ABA Medal

ABA Gavel Passes to H. Thomas Wells, Jr. of Birmingham, Alabama

ABA Urges Laws to Ban Law Enforcement's Use Of Racial Or Ethnic Profiling

The Use of Subpoenas to Compel Reporters to Disclose their Sources � Expert Panel Discussion

ABA President William H. Neukom Lauds ABA Policies To Protect Civil Liberties, Ensure Access to Justice, and Advance The Rule Of Law.

"We must not terrorize detainees in our efforts to protect Americans from terror." ABA President William H. Neukom

Full News Conference ABA President-Elect H. Thomas Wells, Jr.

Link to www.abavoteinfo.org

"The Legal Profession is a Calling" ABA President-Elect H. Thomas Wells, Jr.

Hon. Ruth Cooper Burg Honored with Margaret Brent Award

Roberta Karmel, Centennial Professor of Law at Brooklyn Law School Honored with Margaret Brent Award

Mary Jo White Honored with Margaret Brent Award

Col. Linda Strite Murnane, USAF (retired) Honored with Margaret Brent Award

Sarah Weddington, Adjunct Professor, University of Texas at Austin Honored with Margaret Brent Award

Hon. Ann Claire Williams, Circuit Judge of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit Honored with Margaret Brent Award

After Boumediene v Bush: Habeas, Detainees and Military Commissions

Pakistani Lawyers and Judges Honored with ABA Rule of Law Award

Expert Panel Debates What Presidential Candidates Should be Saying About Judicial Selection

ABA President William H. Neukom Kicks Off Annual Meeting with News Conference

Radio News Release

World Justice Project Measures Successes, Breakdowns in the Rule of Law Around the World

How Judges Think: Rule of Law or Rule of Man?

ABA Day of Equality: A Celebration of Accomplishments; A Look at Challenges Ahead

World Justice Forum: Reaching Across Profession and Border to Move Toward Justice

Neukom Reflects on World Justice Forum: "First Step Toward a Fully Just and Peaceful World"

Closing Remarks: Neukom Issues Statement of Principles, Urges the UN to Establish a World Justice Day

Former President of Ireland: Rule of Law can Unlock the Potential of the Poor--Interview with Vienna Radio FM4

Welcome Remarks and Keynote Addresses: Why the Rule of Law Matters?

ABA President William H. Neukom, former President of Ireland Mary Robinson and former President of Romania Emil Constantinescu kick off the three-day World Justice Forum in Vienna, Austria.

World Justice Forum Welcome Remarks

ABA President William H. Neukom
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Keynote Address: Why the Rule of Law Matters

Mary Robinson, former President of Ireland
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Keynote Address: Why the Rule of Law Matters

Emil Constantinescu, former President of Romania

Justice and the Rule of Law: Pakistan

Full Audio Podcast

Introduction: Don DeAmicis, Program Chair

Opening Statement: William H. Neukom, ABA President

Remarks: Justice Fakhruddin Ebrahim, former judge of the Supreme Court of Pakistan

Remarks: Justice Nasira Iqbal, former judge of the Lahore High Court, Lahore, Pakistan

Remarks: Douglass Cassel, University of Notre Dame

Q & A Session

WORLD JUSTICE PROJECT -- A Movement to Advance the Rule of Law

Around the world, from Africa to Latin America, participants in the World Justice Project's multidisciplinary outreach meetings agree that the rule of law matters to everyone. See them explain why.

Radio News Release

ABA President William H. Neukom Issues Statement on the Ruling of the Supreme Court of the United States in District of Columbia v Heller-the decision on gun control.

Global Justice is Focus of Vienna Forum

ABA President William H. Neukom previews the World Justice Forum in Vienna, Austria, which is aimed at bringing together a broad spectrum of professional disciplines - business, public health, faith, education, environment and engineering - to develop collaborative approaches to rule of law issues. Participants from 95 countries on five continents will be represented.

WORLD JUSTICE PROJECT -- "Mainstreaming" the Rule of Law Around the World

ABA President William H. Neukom recounts how the World Justice Project has reached out to leaders from diverse disciplines on four continents to discuss with them the impact of the rule of law.

WORLD JUSTICE PROJECT -- Scholarship on the Rule of Law

ABA President William H. Neukom explains the work of two international teams of scholars that are expected to result in new insights and understanding, both on the relationship between the rule of law and communities of opportunity and equity, and in regard to how marginalized groups access justice.

WORLD JUSTICE PROJECT -- Rule of Law Index

ABA President William H. Neukom outlines how the World Justice Project is working to establish methodologies to measure the rule of law and developing a Rule of Law Index which will assess countries' adherence to the rule of law.

Radio News Release

ABA President William H. Neukom Issues Statement on the Ruling of the Supreme Court of the United States in Boumediene v. Bush

Global Migration: A Challenge For Business

Ellen G. Yost

HR Counsel - Global Services

Baba Zipkin

Challenges With Employer-Based U.S. Immigration Laws

Ayesha C. Blackwell

Immigration: Moving Up the Corporate Agenda

A panel discussion on the latest policies and practices affecting corporate America from the spring meeting of the ABA Section of International Law

A National Town Hall Meeting

The Rule of Law: Foundations for Communities of Opportunity and Equity

President Eisenhower proclaimed the first Law Day a "day of national dedication to the principle of government under law" in 1958. This year, on its golden anniversary, that milestone was observed by an illustrious panel of experts who explored the meaning of the rule of law and its role in a free society.

FBI Chief: Are Americans More Crooked?

In a speech to litigators attending the ABA Section of Litigation Spring Meeting, FBI Director Robert Mueller asked for help in "Creating a culture of integrity" by reporting evidence of corporate fraud and public corruption.

The Litigator's Toolbox: Presenting Winning Legal Arguments to Trial Judges and Administrative Agencies

A program from the Section of Litigation Spring Meeting

Separate but Equal - the Clash Between the President and Congress Over the Power to Wage War

Hypothetical Case
A program from the Section of Litigation Spring Meeting

Separate but Equal - the Clash Between the President and Congress Over the Power to Wage War

Oral Argument
A program from the Section of Litigation Spring Meeting

Separate but Equal - the Clash Between the President and Congress Over the Power to Wage War

Discussion
A program from the Section of Litigation Spring Meeting

The Subprime Meltdown - Enforcement and Litigation Challenges

A program from the Section of Litigation Spring Meeting

Internal Investigations and Civil Liabilities: How Cooperating with the Government Impacts Civil Litigation

A program from the Section of Litigation Spring Meeting

Podcast

SafeBorrowing.com: The Place to Stop Before You Shop. Describes why ABA lawyers developed the Web site and how it improves financial literacy.

Podcast

SafeBorrowing.com: The Place to Stop Before You Shop for a Mortgage

Podcast

SafeBorrowing.com: The Place to Stop Before You Shop for a Car

Podcast

SafeBorrowing.com: The Place to Stop Before You Shop for a Student Loan

Podcast

SafeBorrowing.com: The Place to Stop Before You Apply for a Credit Card

Radio News Release

SafeBorrowing.com: The Place to Stop Before You Shop. The ABA offers free help to consumers applying for a credit card or borrowing money for a house, a car or a student loan.

Radio News Release

Tips for Protecting Your Child from Online Predators

Radio News Release

Los diez consejos mas importantes para que los padres de familia protejan a sus hijos de los depredadores en Internet

Radio News Release

Taxpayers Beware: Don't Let Thieves Hook You with Phishing Scams

President William Neukom Addresses the 141st Meeting of the ABA House of Delegates - Highlights Past Successes, Previews Challenges Ahead

House of Delegates Resolutions - 101 Urges Governments to Consider Ecological Impact of Legislation

House of Delegates Resolutions - 102B Advocates Legal Assistance Programs for Identity Theft Victims

House of Delegates Resolutions - 102A Advocates Independent Redistricting Commissions

House of Delegates Resolutions - 105A Urges Vigorous Prosecution of Elder Abuse, Exploitation

House of Delegates Resolutions - 10A Urges Development of Programs for Long-Term Care Financing

House of Delegates Resolutions - 10D Supports the Restoration of the Rule of Law in Pakistan and Expresses Solidarity with the Pakistani Legal Profession

U.S. Should Export Rule of Law, Not Sons and Daughters to be Put in Harm's Way - Hank White, ABA Executive Director

House of Delegates Resolutions - 112 Adopts Model Rule on Conditional Admission to Practice Law

House of Delegates Resolutions - 111B Support Federal Regulations to Codify and Improve Detention Standards

House of Delegates Resolutions - 109 Urges U.S. Government to Take an Active Role in Addressing Climate Change

House of Delegates Resolutions - 107 Approves Model Act Governing Assisted Reproductive Technology

ABA Names New Leadership Carolyn B Lamm ABA President-Elect Nominee

Laurel Bellows Opens House of Delegates Midyear Meeting

Radio News Release

ABA Pledges to Help Identity Theft Victims

How do you manage work-life balance?

Voting With the Stars: Oral Histories of Women Trailblazers in the Law

Spirit of Excellence Awards Presentations American Bar Association, Commission Racial and Ethnic Diversity in the Profession Awards Recipient Highlights

Spirit of Excellence Awards Presentations American Bar Association, Commission Racial and Ethnic Diversity in the Profession Opening Remarks

Cesar L. Alvarez: Spirit of Excellence Award Winner

Christopher J. Arriola: Spirit of Excellence Award Winner

Lawrence R. Baca: Spirit of Excellence Award Winner

John W. Kozyak: Spirit of Excellence Award Winner

Hon. George Bundy Smith: Spirit of Excellence Award Winner

Margaret Bush Wilson: Spirit of Excellence Award Winner

Mia Frances Yamamoto: Spirit of Excellence Award Winner

How is the ABA making the legal profession better?

Stranger in a Strange Land: Cross-Cultural Issues in the Courts

News Conference William H. Neukom, ABA President FULL CONFERENCE

World Justice Project Begins Assessment of Rule of Law: William H. Neukom, ABA President

New Index Evaluates How Countries are Adhering to Rule of Law: William H. Neukom, ABA President

Standing Up for the Rule of Law in Pakistan: William H. Neukom, ABA President

Radio News Release

World Justice Project Unveils New Index to Assess Rule of Law Around the World

If there's one issue facing our nation where the ABA should take a leadership role, what would that be?

What would you say to a non-member about why they should join the ABA?

President Neukom-s speech to military lawyers

Bill Neukom outlines his initiative as ABA president to military legal personnel while praising military lawyers for their role in maintaining the rule of law around the world.

Military children need our help

Patricia Apy, lawyer and active ABA member, challenges all lawyers to involve themselves with just one case on behalf of a member of the military. She points out that when a parent is deployed, a child-s life will never be the same.

Educators and advocates working together

Parents and guardians of military children need to join with educators and advocates to become involved in their children-s education, take advantage of resources and understand that what-s normal has changed for their children.

Tools you can use

Although military children are courageous and resilient, they face challenges, according to Bill Harrison, superintendent of schools for Cumberland County, N.C., home of Fort Bragg.

Helping those committed to the rule of law

As lawyers, we need to free service personnel from anxieties related to legal questions to allow them to focus on their work. It is only fitting that we do so since we expect so much from them, says Bill Neukom, ABA president.

Peacekeepers and peacemakers take the lead

Military personnel, who serve as peacekeepers and peacemakers, understand better than anyone that the rule of law comes first when defending justice around the world.

Solidarity March in Nation-s Capital Draws Hundreds of Lawyers to Join Struggle of Pakistani Colleagues

Lawyers March in Solidarity with Pakistani Colleagues in Support of Rule of Law

ABA President William H. Neukom Addresses Lawyers at Washington, D.C. Rally

ABA Lawyers March for Rule of Law in Pakistan

The ABA is staging a march in Washington, D.C. on Wednesday, beginning at the Library of Congress and encircling the U.S. Supreme Court building, and is calling on lawyers in other states to hold solidarity events.

ABA Urges Pakistani President Musharraf to Restore the Rule of Law

American Bar Association President William Neukom is calling on governments and bar associations worldwide to use every peaceful, legal means to persuade President Musharraf to restore justice to his people.

Free Legal Advice Available for Fire Victims

The nation's lawyers stand ready to help Southern California fire victims.

Study: Pennsylvania Needs Death Penalty Reforms

System lacks adequate protections against wrongful convictions, legal experts urge statewide policies, funding

Study: Ohio Death Penalty is Flawed

Ohio legal experts find inadequate procedures to protect defendants; urge governor to temporarily suspend executions in light of numerous problems

New ABA President William H. Neukom: Insulate U.S. Attorneys from Improper Partisan Politics

ABA Votes to Insulate U.S. Attorneys from Improper Partisan Politics

House of Delegates Debate

"It's easy to make a dollar, it's hard to make a difference"

H. Thomas Wells, Jr. President-Elect Calls on Lawyers to Work for Justice.

Call to Action for the Legal Profession

Henry F. White, Jr., ABA Executive Director.

Incoming ABA President William H. Neukom addresses the House of Delegates

"The work of freedom has just begun"

Justice Anthony M. Kennedy ABA Medal Recipient

ABA President Karen Mathis Presents ABA Medal to Justice Anthony M. Kennedy

ABA urges CIA to Abide by Geneva Convention in Detainee Interrogations

ABA Recommends Judicial Review of Government Assertions of States Secret Privilege in Civil Cases

"When we retain the courage to care as lawyers, we are a powerful force in these people's lives"

ABA President Karen J. Mathis Addresses House of Delegates

ABA Recommends End to Mandatory Retirement Age for Lawyers: House of Delegates Debate

Tribute to Oliver Hill

Former ABA President Robert J. Grey Jr.

Unified Approach Hailed as "No Brainer" to Combat Triple Threat of Child Abuse, Domestic Violence and Juvenile Deliquency

Listen to comments from James Riehl, Chair, National Conference of Specialized Court Judges

Breyer Urges Lawyers, Public to Support Independent Judiciary

U.S. Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer tells ABA opening assembly

The Legal Profession Stands at a Crossroads

ABA President Karen Mathis addresses opening assembly

Justice Breyer: "You are the ultimate volunteer for justice"

Roberta Cooper Ramo, Chair, ABA Rule of Law Initiative

At the Supreme Court "We disagree about a lot of things, but the nine of us agree about this one" (promoting the rule of law).

Rule of Law Award Recipient, Justice Stephen G. Breyer, United States Supreme Court.

"The greatest honor is to say that we are a representative the ABA"

William Meyer accepting the Rule of Law Award to Pro Bono Volunteers

ABA Rule of Law Initiative

Full Awards Presentation

Why are you an ABA member?

ABA President Urges Congress to Reverse Course on Eavesdropping

The president of the American Bar Association today called on Congress to scrap a week-old law expanding the government's power to eavesdrop on U.S. citizens.

E-Commerce Consumer Site to Launch at ABA Annual Meeting

If you-re starting an e-commerce enterprise or online sales site and need a legal perspective, SafeSelling.org is a great place to start.

130th ABA Annual Meeting: Equal Pay for Equal Work, Immigration and Homeland Security Top Agenda

Hot topics on the agenda for the American Bar Association include climate change, immigration laws, and homeland security.

Vulnerable Teens Transitioning From Foster Care Share Their Plight with ABA President Karen Mathis

Extending Foster Care to Age 21: A Common-sense Solution

Every year upon turning 18 more than 4,000 California teenagers become too old for foster care.

ABA Calls for Reform for Foster Youth

Panel of lawyers, youth experts learn from former participants about the challenges of growing up in foster care and how they can improve the system.

Key Legal Issues Top Agenda at ABA Annual Meeting

Interview with ABA President Karen J. Mathis.