H. Thomas Wells Becomes ABA President, Focuses on Core Values of Profession (12:36)
William C. Hubbard Takes Over as Chair of ABA House of Delegates (4:08)
Turn the Page on Discrimination to Create a Diverse Profession: ABA President-Elect Carolyn B. Lamm (18:51)
ABA Executive Director Henry F. White Reports on State of the ABA (10:53)
"Politics must play no role either in the hiring of career employees or in the investigation and prosecution of cases" at Justice Department: Attorney General Mukasey tells ABA House of Delegates
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New ABA President Wells Encourages Lawyers to Help Our Heroes (0:50) Radio News Release
New Mission Approved by House of Delegates After Vigorous Debate (52:14)
August 11, 2008
ABA President-Elect H. Thomas Wells Jr. to Promote Core Values that Make a Difference to the Profession
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ABA House of Delegates Moves to Improve Federal Judicial Selection Process
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ABA Medal Winner Patricia M. Wald: The ABA "enlarges our vision of where the law can take our nation"
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Former International War Crimes Judge Patricia M. Wald Honored with ABA Medal
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ABA Gavel Passes to H. Thomas Wells, Jr. of Birmingham, Alabama
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ABA Urges Laws to Ban Law Enforcement's Use Of Racial Or Ethnic Profiling (2:26)
The Use of Subpoenas to Compel Reporters to Disclose their Sources – Expert Panel Discussion (53:16)
ABA President William H. Neukom Lauds ABA Policies To Protect Civil Liberties, Ensure Access to Justice, and Advance The Rule Of Law.
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"We must not terrorize detainees in our efforts to protect Americans from terror." ABA President William H. Neukom
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Full News Conference ABA President-Elect H. Thomas Wells, Jr.
(22:13) Link to www.abavoteinfo.org
"The Legal Profession is a Calling" ABA President-Elect H. Thomas Wells, Jr.
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Hon. Ruth Cooper Burg Honored with Margaret Brent Award
Roberta Karmel, Centennial Professor of Law at Brooklyn Law School Honored with Margaret Brent Award
Mary Jo White Honored with Margaret Brent Award
Col. Linda Strite Murnane, USAF (retired) Honored with Margaret Brent Award
Sarah Weddington, Adjunct Professor, University of Texas at Austin Honored with Margaret Brent Award
Hon. Ann Claire Williams, Circuit Judge of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit Honored with Margaret Brent Award
August 9, 2008
After Boumediene v Bush: Habeas, Detainees and Military Commissions
Pakistani Lawyers and Judges Honored with ABA Rule of Law Award
August 8, 2008
Expert Panel Debates What Presidential Candidates Should be Saying About Judicial
Selection
ABA President William H. Neukom Kicks Off Annual Meeting with News Conference
Radio News Release
World Justice Project Measures Successes, Breakdowns in the Rule of Law Around the
World
How Judges Think: Rule of Law or Rule of Man?
August 7, 2008
ABA Day of Equality: A Celebration of Accomplishments; A Look at Challenges Ahead
Gender Diversity: Not Just a Woman's Issue A conversation with male leaders of the legal profession who will discuss what they have done to advance women in the profession and why gender equity matters to everyone. Panelists: Dennis W. Archer, Chair, Dickinson Wright LLP and Past ABA President; Timothy J. Mayopoulos, General Counsel, Bank of American Corporation; Thomas L. Sager, Senior Vice President and General Counsel, DuPont Legal Moderator: Raymond L. Ocampo Jr., Former General Counsel, Oracle, and member of the ABA Commission on Women in the Profession