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2024 Midyear Meeting (Louisville, KY)

Section Sponsored

Section Co-Sponsored

  • 24M503 (genocide against the Rohingya)
  • 24M603 (Disarm Hate Act)
  • 24M604 (President’s Award for Civic Engagement (PACE))
  • 24M605 (Special Immigrant Juvenile Status (SIJS))

2023 Annual Meeting (Denver, CO)

Section Sponsored

  • 23A506 (Guardianship Bill of Rights)
  • 23A507 (renter tax credit)
  • 23A509 (FDA deference)
  • 23A511 (Women’s Health Protection Act of 2023)
  • 23A512 (racial discrimination in capital punishment)
  • 23A513 (caste discrimination in the U.S.)
  • 23A514 (full funding of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act)
  • 23A515 (book banning)

Section Co-Sponsored

  • 23A500 (safety of election workers)
  • 23A502 (Fourteen Principles contained in the American Bar Association Criminal Justice Section 2023 Plea Bargain Task Force Report)
  • 23A518 (tribal reserved water right claims)
  • 23A521 (case assignment mechanisms)
  • 23A603 (Ten Principles of a Public Defense Delivery System )
  • 23A605 (Stop Institutional Child Abuse Act)
  • 23A607 (Election Administration Guidelines and Commentary)

2023 Midyear Meeting (New Orleans, LA)

Section Sponsored

Section Co-Sponsored

  • 23M507 - (civil society actors)
  • 23M600 - (dementia and the criminal justice system)
  • 23M603 -  (firearms on campuses) 
  • 23M605 - (“independent state legislature” theory) 
  • 23M606 - (sexual orientation and gender identity bar exam questions)

2022 Annual Meeting (Chicago, IL)

Section Sponsored

  • 22A503 (Offices of Equity)
  • 22A504 (cyberstalking)
  • 22A505 (RESPECT Act)
  • 22A804 (opposes criminalization of abortion seekers)
  • 22A805 (contraception)
  • 22A806 (Respect for Marriage Act)
  • 22A807 (opposes criminalization of abortion providers and helpers)
  • 22A808 (vigilantism)
  • 22A809 (personal reproductive and sexual health information protection)

Section Co-Sponsored

  • 22A401 (Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander history curricula)
  • 22A502 (de novo hearings for 10-year incarcerations)
  • 22A602 (Election Administration Guidelines and Commentary)
  • 22A603 (Principles on Effective Interviewing for Investigations and Information Gathering)
  • 22A606 (racism in America's civil and criminal justice systems)
  • 22A800 (gender-based violence prevention)
  • 22A801 ("boyfriend," "stalking," and "ex parte" loopholes in firearms laws and regulations)
  • 22A802 (civil rights cause of action and remedies for those subject to acts of gender-based violence)

2022 Midyear Meeting (Virtual)

Section Co-Sponsored

  • 22M604 (youth homelessness)
  • 22M605 (United Nations Security Council veto power restraint)
  • 22M608 (kleptocracy)
  • 22M609 (Title 42)
  • 22M610 (actual and perceived racial bias, discrimination, and xenophobia in Immigration and Nationality Act)
  • 22M611 (apportionment count and the Census)
  • 22M612 (ABA Ten Guidelines for Residential Eviction Laws)
  • 22M613 (children engagement in involved in dependency (child welfare) cases)
  • 22M700 (refrain from the use of risk assessment tools and pretrial release evaluations)
  • 22M801 (Electoral Count Act reform)

2021 Annual Meeting (Hybrid)

Section Sponsored

  • 21A514 (urging adoption of federal and state hate crime legislation)
  • 21A515 (LGBTQ+ inclusive curriculum in publicly funded schools)
  • 21A801 (Federal Indian Boarding School Initiative and the Truth and Healing Commission)

Section Co-Sponsored

  • 21A102 (urges members of the legal profession to devote at least 20 hours each year to efforts that advance and promote diversity, equity, and inclusion in the legal profession)
  • 21A503 (urging Congress to create and appropriate funds for a subcommittee of the Commission established by H.R. 40)
  • 21A505 (minimum age of prosecution for children as juvenile delinquents to be age 14)
  • 21A506 (ending the use of chemical agents on children and youth in juvenile and correctional facilities)
  • 21A507 (opposing the use of private prisons)
  • 21A513 (prioritizing environmental justice and the inclusion of communities of color, indigenous communities, low-income communities, and other vulnerable communities in decision-making and implementation processes as stakeholders)
  • 21A601 (urging the federal government to eliminate the Medicaid bias favoring institutional settings by amending policies in order to mandate that states and territories implement home and community-based services under their Medicaid State Plans)
  • 21A604 (adoption of the ABA Principles on Law Enforcement Body-Worn Camera Policies)
  • 21A605 (urging jurisdictions to collect demographic data on judges and government attorneys to improve diversity in the profession)
  • 21A606 (supporting the enactment of the Civics Secures Democracy Act and urging implementation of the Educating for American Democracy Roadmap)
  • 21A607 (adoption of the updated principles for Approved Homeless Court Programs)
  • 21A608 (urging the enactment of legislation to provide to all employees a living wage)
  • 21A800 (urging Congress and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services to institute a review of the advisability and feasibility of phasing in size and design standards for nursing homes)

2021 Midyear Meeting (Virtual)

Section Sponsored

  •  21M107A (decriminalization of pregnancy outcomes)
  •  21M107B  (supporting voting procedure and the popular vote)
  •  21M107C (HIV status should not disqualify from military service)
  •  21M107D (United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples)

Section Co-Sponsored

  • 21M10F (urging officer training during traffic stops)
  • 21M103B (recommending withdrawal of Attorney General opinions inconsistent with legal standards)
  • 21M105 (allow menstrual products to Bar exams)
  • 21M111 (prohibit firearms near voting stations)
  • 21M112 (reinstate the 2015 Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing Rule)
  • 21M113 (include all Americans in the Census and congressional districts)

2020 Annual Meeting (Virtual)

Section Sponsored

  • 20A116A (oversight in lethal force by law enforcement)
  • 20A116B (fair lending laws)
  • 20A116C (opposing laws discriminatory towards transgender and non-binary individuals)
  • 20A116D (sanitary supplies and PPE for inmates)
  • 20A116E (voting for pretrial detainees)
  • 20A116G (implicit bias training for all legal professionals)
  • 20A116H (opposing criminal disenfranchisement)
  • 20A301A (curtail use of qualified immunity)
  • 20A301B (establish Juneteenth as a holiday)
  • 20A301C (opposing use of force by law enforcement in First Amendment activity)

Section Co-Sponsored

  • 20A100B (banning racial discrimination on the basis of hair)
  • 20A101 (adopting the American Bar Association Election Administration Guidelines and Commentary and urging election officials to do so)
  • 20A103 (opposing use of restraints on preschool, elementary, and secondary children in schools)
  • 20A110 (urging Veterans Affairs to remove regulatory barriers to full accreditation of Tribal Veterans Service Officers)
  • 20A111B (opposing strip searches of youth)
  • 20A113A (reauthorize VAWA)
  • 20A113B (healthcare providers and patient consent for pelvic exams)
  • 20A113C (adopting DOJ guidance from Identifying and Preventing Gender Bias in Law Enforcement Response to Sexual Assault and Domestic Violence and urging others to do so)
  • 20A115 (urging legal professions to include individuals who were system-impacted in youth)
  • 20A300A (opposing disinformation in voting)
  • 20A300B (urging digital literacy to prevent disinformation operations)

2020 Midyear Meeting (Austin, TX)

Section Sponsored

  • 20M112 (remove voting barriers for indigenous individuals)

Section Co-Sponsored

  • 20M10A (urging data collection and redress of Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women)
  • 20M10D (allow habeas corpus individuals to bring a civil rights claim pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983)
  • 20M107A (outlaw transfer of firearms without background checks)
  • 20M107B (supporting background checks)
  • 20M107C (urging for defined requirements of storing firearms) 
  • 20M108 (voter pre-registration for eligible 16-18 year-olds)
  • 20M114 (allow alternative address for voter registration)
  • 20M116 (VAWA reauthorization and prosecution of crimes against indigenous women)
  • 20M118 (secure elections by funding National Institute of Standards and Technology)

2019 Annual Meeting (San Francisco, CA)

Section Sponsored

  • 19A115A (Indian Health Service health care exempt from government shutdowns)
  • 19A115B (remedies for pay discrimination on the basis of sex)
  • 19A115C (supporting the Indian Child Welfare Act)
  • 19A115D (limiting law enforcement’s obtaining information of news media members)
  • 19A115E (urging law enforcement to adopt regulations like those set by the Commission on Police Officer and Standard Training)
  • 19A115F (urging government to not impose upon health care providers)
  • 19A115H (human right to basic income)

Section Co-Sponsored

  • 19A105 (limiting firearms in courthouses)
  • 19A113B (prioritize dignity rights in legislation
  • 19A113C (enforce the the Arms Export Control Act and the Foreign Assistance Act)

Additional Meeting Policies are forthcoming