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Karen J. Mathis Receives Gavel As New ABA President   More »




Karen J. Mathis

President
American Bar Association


Press Releases

ABA Adopts New Policy on Presidential Signing Statements, Attorney-Client Privilege and Inspector General for the Federal Judiciary  More »

Denver Lawyer Karen J. Mathis is New President of American Bar Association  More »

Seattle Lawyer William H. Neukom is Named President-Elect of American Bar Association  More »

Chicago Lawyer Laurel G. Bellows is New Chair of ABA House of Delegates  More »

American Bar Association Announces New Executive Director  More »

"American Bar Association to Consider Opposing Proposed Inspector General for the Federal Judiciary " More »

"ABA Study Shows Harassment, Exclusion and Neglect Keep Women of Color from Reaching Highest Ranks in Law Firms."  More »

Issues

House of Delegates Debate on Presidential Signing Statements »

Attorney-Client Privilege:
R. William Ide III, Chair, ABA Task Force on Attorney-Client Privilege »


ABA Opposes Proposed Inspector General for the Federal Judiciary: Lawrence J. Fox, Section of Litigation »

Remarks from Incoming ABA Executive Director Henry F. White Jr. »

House of Delegates Supports New Law School Accreditation Standards to Increase Diversity »

Theodore Sorensen, Special Counsel to Pres. Kennedy, on Threats to the Constitution »

Greco Farewell Remarks »

Mathis News Conference: Youth At-Risk »

U.S. Supreme Court Justice Anthony M. Kennedy Defines the Rule of Law »

Greco News Conference: Separation of Powers and Civil Legal Help for the Poor Priorities for ABA »

Visible Invisibility: Women Lawyers of Color »

Presidential Signing Statements »

Domestic Surveillance »

Civic Education »

House of Delegates Hot Topics


304 - Presidential Signing Statements
Approved as amended


302A - Attorney-Client Privilege
Unanimously approved


302B - Attorney-Client Privilege
Unanimously approved as revised

120D - Attorney-Client Privilege
Approved

10A - Youth At-Risk
Approved as revised


106A - Legal Ed and Admissions to the Bar
Withdrawn


106B - Legal Ed and Admissions to the Bar
Approved


112A - Legal Aid to Low-Income Persons
Unanimously approved as amended


113 - Expanding the Pipeline
Approved


122A - Mental Illness and the Death Penalty
Approved


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