Women Criminal Defense Attorneys: ABA President Laurel Bellows Demonstrates True Commitment to Women Lawyers
by Susan Bozorgi ABA President Laurel Bellows isn’t just giving lip service to the cause of women in law; she is taking action. During her ABA Presidency she has wasted no time working to combat the real problem that women still face in the field of law and throughout all sectors of business in this […]
Act to combat human trafficking gets ABA House of Delegates’ approval
The ABA House of Delegates on Monday overwhelmingly approved as policy Resolution 102, which supports a legislative template produced and promulgated by the National Conference of Commissioners on Uniform Laws for states to adopt laws against human trafficking.
Outgoing president lauds ABA’s new efforts against human trafficking
Outgoing ABA President Laurel Bellows, giving the end-of-her-term speech to the ABA House of Delegates, highlighted accomplishments of the past year that show “why lawyers matter” and encouraged them to continue the fight on a variety of key issues for justice and equality.
Clinton urges lawyers to fight for voters’ rights
In a move that appears to edge her closer to a 2016 presidential run, former Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton said Monday that she will make a series of addresses around the nation to explore key issues
The Fastest Growing Crime: How to Bust Human Trafficking
Hillary Clinton, Justice Kennedy among high-profile speakers at ABA Annual Meeting
Justice Anthony M. Kennedy is among the high-profile speakers slated to appear at the ABA Annual Meeting in San Francisco that begins this Thursday.