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On the Docket: Previewing the 2018 Supreme Court Term (On-Demand CLE)

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Comprehensive ABA report offers tips, roadmap for states working to improve access to justice

CHICAGO, Sept. 12, 2018 – A new report by the American Bar Association provides a first-of-its-kind look at access to justice commissions nationwide, offering an in-depth analysis of their structures, activities, staffing and funding as well as best-practice recommendations.

House panel examines potential impact of attorney advertising on patients

The House Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Liberties held a hearing June 23 to examine the issues raised by attorney advertising that is alleged to harm patients by leading them to discontinue their prescribed medications. The hearing followed a request from House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.) seeking comments from the ABA and 51 state bars regarding lawyer commercials.

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Blake A. Watson

This article matches five presidents with five topics of property law: (1) Thomas Jefferson and the fee tail, (2) James Polk and the rule against perpetuities, (3) Abraham Lincoln and deed covenants, (4) Benjamin Harrison and the Takings Clause, and (5) Donald Trump and liquidated damages.

Book Review: The Contract Clause: A Constitutional History

Reviewed by Steven J. Eagle

James W. Ely Jr., The Contract Clause: A Constitutional History (University Press of Kansas 2016), 376 pp.

2018 Thurgood Marshall Award

The 2018 Thurgood Marshall Award will be awarded to former Attorney General Eric H. Holder, Jr. at the 2018 Thurgood Marshall Award Dinner on Saturday, August 4, during the ABA’s 2018 Annual Meeting in Chicago, Illinois.

Fighting Implicit Bias

The Joint Committee on Fighting Implicit Bias in the Justice System, with representatives from the JD, Section on Litigation and the Criminal Justice Section, is focused on promulgating the initiatives of the Enterprise Fund Grant awarded to publish a book on fighting implicit bias in the justice system.

FISA Section 702 Reauthorization

Register for this webinar which will This webinar will provide an overview of the Section 702 reauthorization and unpack the constitutional concerns surrounding the government’s warrantless foreign surveillance authority. Mon, Jun 11, 2018 12:30 PM - 1:30 PM CDT

Should We Study the Constitution?

Judge Richard Posner thinks liberal academics are going too far in praising Justice Antonin Scalia after his death. And he questions the need for judges to spend too much time—or even a second—studying the Constitution.

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