YourABA November 2019

Courts & Judiciary

Judging the judging: Judge Frederic Block’s “Crimes and Punishments: Entering the Mind of a Sentencing Judge”

by Dennis A. Rendleman, ABA Ethics Counsel, ABA Center for Professional Responsibility

The ABA Model Code of Judicial Conduct does not use the term “judicial temperament,” but specific rules combine to inform that meaning.

Practice Technology

5 Tips to running a laptop law firm

by Jonathan Rosenfeld, ABA Legal Technology Today

Starting a laptop law firm practice gives you the flexibility to work from different locations, and with the latest technology, you have unlimited options. Having a laptop law firm allows you to control overhead, working hours and your life.

Civil Rights & Constitution

Next steps on women's rights as 19th Amendment centennial nears

Virginia Kase, CEO of the League of Women Voters of the United States, said she bristles when she hears that women were “granted” the right to vote. “The hell they were,” she said, calling the push for women’s suffrage “a hard-fought battle” that took more than 70 years.

Civil Rights & Constitution

6 vital reforms to ensure cybersecurity of US elections

The 2020 presidential election campaign is well underway, but the fallout from cyberattacks during the 2016 election continues to reverberate.

Practice Technology

Encryption to protect confidentiality is easier than you think

Email and other forms of electronic communications offer fast, convenient and inexpensive ways to correspond, but they also present serious risks, particularly in the area of confidentiality.

Professional Development

3 job-search mistakes you’re making – and how to correct them

Everybody has an opinion on how to get a job. But the best advice is often not shared with the masses.

Government

ABA Legal Fact Check: Skinny on congressional impeachments

In this era of divided government, opposing views originating from one branch of government and volleyed at another are often construed as threats to the separation of powers.

Attorneys of Color

Football rule lights way to diversity improvements

The contact sport of football would appear to have little in common with the legal field of dispute resolution, where parties try to negotiate results rather than run over each other.