Washington Letter September 2011

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Federal Government

Obama Plan Will Prioritize Deportations

The Obama administration announced last month that 300,000 pending deportations of undocumented immigrants in federal immigration courts will be reviewed on a case-by-case basis by a joint task force of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and the Department of Justice to determine which cases are low priority and can be administratively closed.

Federal Government

Court Funding, Civic Education, Immigration Top HOD Agenda; Robinson Begins Term As President

A wide range of issues faced the ABA House of Delegates when it convened Aug. 8-9 in Toronto during the ABA Annual Meeting, and new policies adopted by the delegates address the funding crisis in state courts, support for mandatory civic education in public schools, increased civility in the legal profession, and greater protection of children in the immigration process.

Trade, Sports & Professional Associations

Robinson to Focus on Court Funding, Membership Development and Diversity

Kentucky lawyer Wm. T. (Bill) Robinson III, a former ABA treasurer and past president of the Kentucky Bar Association, began a one-year term as ABA president last month, vowing to continue the association’s role in advocating for adequate state court funding and working toward membership development and greater diversity in the legal profession.

Federal Government

Washington News Briefs

U.S. Lawyers In India, Congo Conflict Minerals

American Bar Association TM American Bar Association

Washington Letter September 2011

New HUD Final Rule Includes Broad Lawyer Exemption From SAFE Act

Featured Articles

Obama Plan Will Prioritize Deportations

Court Funding, Civic Education, Immigration Top HOD Agenda; Robinson Begins Term As President

Robinson to Focus on Court Funding, Membership Development and Diversity

Washington News Briefs