Law Professors Argue Abandoning The Diversity Rule Will Hurt The ABA’s Reputation
The ABA still has a chance to be on the right side of history.
FTC Blames High Law School Costs On ABA Accreditation
No way that explanation ranks high on the list.
Keeping Law School Accessible When Federal Loans Fall Short
As federal borrowing caps tighten financing options for law students, one organization is stepping in to negotiate the terms they can't secure alone.
Law Firms Shy Away From Challenging Trump On ABA’s Behalf
Great opportunity for other firms to step up.
ABA Warns Public About Scammers Posing As Immigration Lawyers
Don't let someone fraudulently immigrate your money into their pockets.
ABA Strikes Back At Trump, Condemning His Attacks On Lawyers And The Rule Of Law
Will it do much besides further enrage a tyrant? Probably not! But sometimes it just has to be said.
Trump Sued By ABA Over… *Gestures At Months Of Lawlessness*
American Bar Association complaint asserts that lawyers can't be targeted by arbitrary retaliation.
How Checkbox’s ‘Legal Front Door’ Can Transform Your Workflow
Leveraging agentic AI to triage, prioritize, and automate the law department inbox.
Sex Asteroids, Sleazebags, And Meme Police
Quite the combination of words.
DOJ Ditches ABA Judicial Vetting Because ‘Being Qualified’ Is Too Woke
Make Judges Unqualified Again!
Insurer Spending On Lawyers Rather Than, You Know, Healthcare
And Biglaw begins adjusting to Trump era.
What Biglaw Can Learn From Personal Injury Firms
How a former insurance agent built a Houston injury practice around systems, empathy, and disciplined advocacy.
Morning Docket 02.11.25
* All that groveling New York City Mayor Eric Adams did to Donald Trump paid off. [Bloomberg News]
* Now that the EEOC has stopped investigating actual discrimination, conservative groups are calling on the agency to investigate the American Bar Association. [Reuters]
* Trial lawyers hit back at Elon Musk after the billionaire complains that a judge reigned in his access to Treasury data. [New York Law Journal]
* New partners say being a partner is better than being an associate, because obviously. [American Lawyer]
* Judge Amy Berman Jackson says Donald Trump cannot fire federal ethics watchdog Special Counsel Hampton Dellinger. [Politico]
ABA Takes A Stand Against Trump Administration Probes
Let's see if this stand stands up for long.
ABA Calls For Supreme Court Ethics Rule While Clarence Thomas Laughs All The Way To The Bank
Don't hold your breath.
ABA Council Proposes Language Change To Nix ‘Diversity’ From Law School Considerations
Increasing access sounds good, but how?
ABA Asks Cops To Pretty Please Stop Lying To Children To Extract Bogus Confessions
Apparently this is something we needed to say out loud in 2024.