17 News & Press Releases found
American Bar Association (ABA) News
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ABA survey: Support for online voting jumped after pandemic spread
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. The vast majority of Americans surveyed also said they are not willing to ...
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YLD and Paladin create unique portal for pro bono work amid COVID-19
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 ...
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Legal advice program grows with need during COVID-19
The American Bar Association’s nationwide effort to expand free online civil legal advice to income-eligible residents is growing, spurred in part by rising legal needs during the COVID-19 pandemic. Nationwide, 42 states and jurisdictions ...
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State authority, individual rights clash amid pandemic
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 ...
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Antitrust Roundtable: Enforcement continues in U.S. and abroad amid COVID-19 pandemic
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 ...
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ABA advocacy event goes all digital during pandemic
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 ...
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Amid COVID-19 outbreak, new ABA app helps manage critical medical information
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 ...
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COVID-19 prompts ABA to urge limited practice for law grads
COVID-19 prompts ABA to urge limited practice for law grads. On April 7, the ABA Board of Governors approved new ABA policy that encourages state licensing authorities to allow 2019 and 2020 graduates of ABA-approved law schools to practice under ...
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Amid COVID-19, Spring Meeting becomes a virtual event
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, ...
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CARES Act provides needed relief to legal profession
The $2.2 trillion coronavirus stimulus package known as the CARES Act passed by Congress and signed into law March 27 provides for economic relief for most American people and businesses. Lawyers and the legal profession also will benefit. The ...
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ABA Task Force launches informational website on COVID-19
In response to the many legal issues presented by the COVID-19 pandemic, the American Bar Association has created a Task Force on Legal Needs Arising Out of the 2020 Pandemic. On Friday, April 3, the task force launched a website that provides ...
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Two centuries of law guide legal approach to modern pandemic
As COVID-19 continues its assault on the country, never have state and federal powers to act in a national health emergency been challenged to the extent that we are seeing today. Residents in more than half the states and the District of ...
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Experts warn lawyers of cyber risks to remote work
Amid the U.S. response to the COVID-19 outbreak, experts warn law firms to protect themselves from all viruses — cyber and real — when pivoting to a completely remote workforce and eventually back to an office setting. ...
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Statement of ABA President Judy Perry Martinez Re: Provisions for prisons and jails in COVID-19 economic stimulus package
WASHINGTON, March 27, 2020 – Prisons and jails are some of the highest-risk environments for the spread of COVID-19. The ABA is encouraged that the COVID-19 economic stimulus package approved by Congress includes provisions to allow ...
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Judges to lawyers: Be patient, justice will be served, despite coronavirus
Three judges asked more than 300 lawyers to please be patient while their courts find new ways to hold hearings and administer justice during the coronavirus pandemic. “What’s normal, what’s expected, what’s required is ...
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Web portal connects lawyers to those in need during pandemic
The American Bar Association web program ABA Free Legal Answers, which surpassed 100,000 inquiries earlier this month, is available to handle coronavirus-related housing, unemployment and other civil legal questions for income-eligible users. ...
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ABA creates task force to help Americans cope with pandemic
In response to the growing legal needs of ordinary Americans arising from the coronavirus pandemic, the American Bar Association has created a nationwide task force of volunteer lawyers and judges from across the legal profession. The Task Force ...