The ABA Death Penalty Representation Project marked its 40th anniversary at its 2026 Volunteer Recognition & Awards Event on Sept. 17 in Washington, D.C. Since its founding in 1986, the project has wo ...

Since the launch of its emergency hotline in August, ProBAR has fielded more than 150 calls to the new Detention Orientation & Resources for Youth (DORY) hotline, which supports detained unaccompanied ...

CHICAGO, Sept. 10, 2026 — The American Bar Association, through its Commission on Lawyer Assistance Programs (CoLAP), and Krill Strategies, a Pittsburgh-based legal advisory firm, released a new ...

CHICAGO, Sept. 8, 2026 — The American Bar Association has filed an amicus brief with the U.S. Supreme Court to urge affirmance of a lower court’s ruling that due process requires bond hearings for ...

CHICAGO, Aug. 20, 2026 — The American Bar Association and TEDLaw are partnering to explore a first-of-its-kind immersive professional development experience designed to help lawyers build the human ...

CHICAGO, Aug. 1, 2026 — The American Bar Association Commission on Women in the Profession today released groundbreaking findings on how workplace experiences impact the mental health and mental ...

CHICAGO, June 18, 2026 — A Chicago litigator, a New York trial lawyer and a Midwestern law school’s pro bono initiatives are recipients of the American Bar Association 2026 Pro Bono Publico Award, ...

For the last ten months, I’ve been saying that the ABA’s commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion is unwavering. The recent vote by the independent accreditation council of the ABA Section of ...

CHICAGO, April 22, 2026 — Overall, 87.7% of class of 2025 graduates from Council-accredited law schools were reported to be employed in full-time, long-term Bar Admission Required/Anticipated or J.D.

CHICAGO, April 20, 2026 — The American Bar Association proudly announces the recipients of two of its premier honors recognizing excellence in legal ethics, professionalism and service: Thomas D.

This book is a resource for lawyers who want to learn about Community Land Trusts and who may be called upon to assist with their formation and operation. It gathers seminal texts on CLTs together in ...

CHICAGO, Dec. 15, 2025 – Information about fall 2025 enrollment, scholarships and other matters reported by Council-approved law schools to the Council of the ABA Section of Legal Education and ...