Legal professionals from across the nation will convene July 29-Aug. 4 in Chicago for the American Bar Association 2026 Annual Conference, where attorneys, judges and legal scholars will examine press ...

CHICAGO, July 2, 2026 — Court rulings that this week struck down the U.S. Department of Education's new Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) employer rule are a victory for the rule of law and for ...

WASHINGTON, June 3, 2026 — The American Bar Association Judicial Division will present the “Order in the Court: Civility in Action,” webinar June 12 at 3 p.m. EDT. The program is the first in the ...

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.

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, March 11, 2026 — The pass rate for first-time takers who sat for the bar exam rose by more than a percentage point in 2025 over 2024, according to new data from the managing director’s office ...

CHICAGO, Jan. 21, 2026 — The American Bar Association Standing Committee on Ethics and Professional Responsibility released a formal opinion that provides guidance on when a lawyer is required to ...

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 ...

CHICAGO, Dec. 15, 2025 — The American Bar Association’s Task Force on Law and Artificial Intelligence released its final report recently. The AI Task Force “Year 2 Report on the Impact of AI on the ...

CHICAGO, Dec. 8, 2025 — The number of lawyers in the United States increased significantly this year for the first time since 2020, rising from 1.35 million in 2024 to 1.37 million this year, ...

CHICAGO, Dec. 3, 2025 — The American Bar Association Standing Committee on Ethics and Professional Responsibility released a formal opinion that provides guidance for disclosure and confidentiality ...

In this Rapid Response episode, Stacy Brustin, Member of the ABA Commission on Immigration & Director of the Immigration Law & Policy Initiative at The Catholic University of America, and Luvia ...