American Bar Association (ABA) news

Amid growing legal needs caused by the COVID-19 pandemic and other disasters, the American Bar Association Young Lawyers Division Disaster Legal Services Program (DLS) has unveiled a new tool to assist relief efforts — a portal that tracks disaster relief pro bono opportunities across the nation for lawyers.

Support for online voting increased sharply after the COVID-19 pandemic spread widely in the United States, according to a new survey by the American Bar Association. 

Whether working from their kitchen table, home office or basement, it’s business as usual for antitrust law enforcement officials nationally and internationally who are busier than ever during this global pandemic.

“The presence of a health crisis like the one we’re in unfortunately is viewed by some people — a lot of people — as an opportunity to take advantage of the public,” said Joseph Simons, chair of the Federal Trade Commission. “This r

In Kentucky, at least two lawsuits have been filed against officials for restrictions on religious groups’ ability to meet in a room and congregate in a parking lot. In North Carolina, non-resident homeowners sued local authorities after being turned away en route to their beach homes for fear they would spread COVID-19. And in Minnesota, the state’s attorney general charged a landlord who refused to comply with a statewide delay on evictions.

ABA Day will have a different twist this year. The ABA’s annual advocacy conference that brings members of the Association together with state and local bars to present the message of lawyers to Congress has been forced by the COVID-19 pandemic to adapt.

ABA Day Digital, which will be held April 22-23, will feature an extensive, coordinated online effort to

With the COVID-19 pandemic making easy access to your medical records more important than ever, the American Bar Association, in cooperation with Mind Your Loved Ones, Inc., has launched a new mobile app that stores and manages critical medical information, including health care advance directives, on your smartphone. The app can also be used to store information for loved ones, such as elderly parents. 

COVID-19 prompts ABA to urge limited practice for law grads.

Faced with the possibility of canceling its popular Spring Meeting for the first time in its 68-year history due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Antitrust Law Section will instead host an all-digital conference from April 17 to May 1. The conference, the largest gathering of competition and consumer protection professionals from around the world, is usually a four-day, in-person event with more than 70 sessions held in Washington, D.C.