The American Bar Association has filed an amicus brief with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit in support of law firms that successfully challenged the constitutionality of ...

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The rule of law—the idea that no person is above the law—is what ensures the rights of the people to live their lives as freely as possible and to pursue their dreams. The ABA encourages all Americans ...

21 Days of AI: A Grit and Growth Mindset Challenge In collaboration with the ABA Center for Innovation, the 21 Days of AI: A Grit and Growth Mindset Challenge is comprised of three week-long modules ...

The legal profession gathered in Washington, D.C., March 24-26, to raise a powerful voice for judicial security and access to justice. ABA Day 2026 is the association’s coordinated advocacy event that ...

Better contract drafting leads to fewer disputes. Fewer disputes means happier clients. In this fifth edition, Kenneth A. Adams has updated and expanded his valuable guide by more than 70 pages of new ...

Disability Pride Month celebrates disabled persons embracing their disabilities as integral parts of who they are, reclaiming visibility in public and interacting fully with their disabilities out in ...

This book is a primer on trauma-informed lawyering, and a starting point for resilience and even healing. Trauma-Informed Law provides information and analysis from experts in law, psychology, and ...

Stare Decisis—a Latin term that means “let the decision stand” or “to stand by things decided”—is a foundational concept in the American legal system. To put it simply, stare decisis holds that courts ...