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Dec. 02

ABA Urges Congressional action to prevent COVID-19 eviction crisis

WASHINGTON, Dec. 2, 2020 – American Bar Association President Patricia Lee Refo sent a letter this week to Congressional leadership calling on them to act swiftly to pass a new evictions moratorium f…

Nov. 16

Statement of ABA President Patricia Lee Refo Re: Presidential election

WASHINGTON, Nov. 16, 2020 – The American people have voted in record numbers. Every vote expresses a citizen’s voice, and each vote legally cast must be counted.

Nov. 12

ABA asks President Trump for reprieves in three scheduled federal executions

WASHINGTON, Nov. 12, 2020 — American Bar Association President Patricia Lee Refo sent a letter to President Donald Trump to express urgent concern over the government’s plan to carry out three federa…

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