Montana lawyer Robert M. Carlson, who will be ABA president in 2018-2019, addresses the House of Delegates during the Midyear Meeting in Miami. He expresses gratitude for the confidence and support given to him by ABA members and vows to continue to make a difference and ensure that the ABA is more relevant than ever.
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Midyear 2017: ABA President-elect Nominee Robert M. Carlson addresses House of Delegates
February 7, 2017 7:57 AM by John GlynnMidyear 2017: ABA urges FDA to update blood donation policy
February 7, 2017 7:14 AM by John GlynnThe House of Delegates adopts resolution 112D, urging the repeal and/or modification of prohibitions on blood donations by gay men.
Read More »Midyear 2017: ABA urges tracking of sexual and gender-based violence
February 7, 2017 7:08 AM by John GlynnThe House of Delegates adopts resolution 105, urging the United Nations, the United States and other governments to develop and implement methodologies to measure and track the prevalence of sexual and gender-based violence worldwide.
Read More »Midyear 2017: ABA urges elimination of legal barriers to veterans’ access to benefits, services
February 7, 2017 7:02 AM by John GlynnThe House of Delegates adopts resolution 118, which urges lawmakers at all levels to work with the legal profession to collaborate, identify and remove legal barriers to veterans’ access to assistance, particularly those provided by the Department of Veterans Affairs.
Read More »Midyear 2017: ABA urges legal protection and funding for refugees
February 7, 2017 6:58 AM by John GlynnThe House of Delegates approves resolution 10B, which reaffirms and expands existing ABA policy regarding refugees in light of the Jan. 27, 2017 executive order on immigration. The resolution calls for increased funding and legislation to process and handle refugee applications, and urges Congress to pass legislation that would provide for personal and expeditious assessments of refugee applications.
Read More »ABA to provide safeguards for immigrant and asylum-seeking children
February 7, 2017 6:53 AM by John GlynnThe House of Delegates adopts resolution 301, urging laws to protect due process and provide safeguards for immigrant, asylum-seeking children who entered the United States without parents.
Read More »Midyear 2017: ABA urges President Trump to withdraw Executive Order 13769
February 7, 2017 6:47 AM by John GlynnThe House of Delegates approves revised resolution 10C, urging President Trump to withdraw Executive Order 13769. It calls on future executive orders to follow legal procedures as it relates to border security, immigration enforcement and terrorism.
Read More »Midyear 2017: ABA executive director addresses House of Delegates
February 6, 2017 8:34 PM by John GlynnJack L. Rives, ABA executive director and chief operating officer, delivers an address on the state of the association to House delegates on Feb. 6 during the ABA Midyear Meeting in Miami. Rives highlights the effective work of the association through 15 examples of entity work. He shares the budgetary challenges of the association and notes recent initiatives and priorities.
Read More »Midyear 2017: ABA rejects legal education proposal
February 6, 2017 8:15 PM by John GlynnThe House of Delegates rejects resolution 110B to concur to simplify and strengthen bar passage standard for ABA-accredited law schools.
Read More »Bar passage proposal fails, immigration resolutions approved after spirited ABA House debate
February 6, 2017 5:54 PM by John GlynnMIAMI, Feb. 6, 2017 — The American Bar Association House of Delegates rejected Monday a major change in the bar passage standard for ABA-accredited law schools, and approved a resolution that asks President Donald Trump to withdraw his Jan. 27 executive order that effectively halted the issuance of visas from seven predominately Muslim countries.
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