CHICAGO, Dec. 22, 2025 — The Council of the ABA Section of Legal Education and Admissions to the Bar, the national accreditor of law schools, announced today the appointment of a Special Advisory ...

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 Admissions to the Bar is now ...

CHICAGO, Sept. 10, 2025 —The American Bar Association today announced the release of the final report of the ABA Task Force for American Democracy, a two-year, bipartisan effort to address the most ...

On July 24, 2025, President Donald Trump issued an Executive Order titled “Ending Crime and Disorder on America’s Streets,” (“the Order”). Although civil commitment traditionally falls within the ...

Why are sports so deeply rooted in the shared values, norms, and institutions of a society, no matter which country it is?

CHICAGO, June 16, 2025 — The American Bar Association today filed a lawsuit against the U.S. government, more than two dozen federal departments and agencies, and the heads of those departments and ...

CHICAGO, April 23, 2025 — Employment data for the graduating law class of 2024, as reported by American Bar Association-approved law schools accepting new J.D. students to the ABA Section of Legal ...

The Council is currently in the process of reviewing and amending Standard 206 to ensure that it complies with federal law, while still achieving the goal of ensuring access to legal education for all ...

CHICAGO, Feb. 11, 2025 — The American Bar Association condemns recent remarks of high-ranking officials of the administration that appear to question the legitimacy of judicial review and demand ...

This publication examines and reports on the major issues, trends and significant changes in the criminal justice system. The 2024 edition contains chapters focusing on specific aspects of the ...

CHICAGO, Aug. 23, 2024 — The American Bar Association Standing Committee on Ethics and Professional Responsibility released today its first guidance on the 2023 amendments to Rule 1.16 that were ...

CHICAGO, July 29, 2024 — The American Bar Association Standing Committee on Ethics and Professional Responsibility released today its first formal opinion covering the growing use of generative ...