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| posted by The Heretik | Tuesday, February 06, 2007 Supporters of the change say disciplining judges for violating a concept as vague as “the appearance of impropriety” is unfair. Is this really too much to ask for? American Bar Association News about the American Bar Association, including commentary and archival articles published in The New York Times. ARTICLES ABOUT THE AMERICAN BAR ASSOCIATIONMr. Mukasey in DenialAttorney General Michael Mukasey’s speech to the American Bar Association is further evidence that, like his predecessor, he cares more about politics than justice. August 13, 2008MORE ON AMERICAN BAR ASSOCIATION AND: UNITED STATES ATTORNEYS, UNITED STATES POLITICS AND GOVERNMENT, EDITORIALS, ETHICS, INSPECTORS GENERAL, JUSTICE DEPARTMENT, GONZALES, ALBERTO R, ROVE, KARL, BOLTEN, JOSHUA, MIERS, HARRIET, BUSH, GEORGE W, MUKASEY, MICHAEL B  He Broke My Heart; I’ll Sing (and Sue)The American Bar Association played host to a mock hearing featuring witnesses from Mozart’s “Don Giovanni.” August 9, 2008MORE ON AMERICAN BAR ASSOCIATION AND: CLASSICAL MUSIC, MALPRACTICE, SUITS AND LITIGATION, WOMEN, OPERA, MOZART, WOLFGANG AMADEUS Executions Resume, as Do Questions of FairnessThe release of inmates raises questions about whether states are supplying defendants with adequate counsel. May 7, 2008MORE ON AMERICAN BAR ASSOCIATION AND: STATES (US), MURDERS AND ATTEMPTED MURDERS, CAPITAL PUNISHMENT, DECISIONS AND VERDICTS, LEGAL PROFESSION, GEORGIA, NORTH CAROLINA, AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION, JONES, LEVON, HOLDRIDGE, JOHN Eyes on Supreme Court in Execution Case TuesdayThe Supreme Court may give the clearest indication so far of whether it intends to halt the practice of lethal injection. October 30, 2007MORE ON AMERICAN BAR ASSOCIATION AND: CAPITAL PUNISHMENT, DECISIONS AND VERDICTS, MISSISSIPPI, SUPREME COURT, BERRY, EARL W Legal Aid Offer for Detainees Is RetractedThe American Bar Association says it does not want to “lend support and credibility” to what it called inadequate legal protections for the 340 men held at Guantánamo. September 29, 2007MORE ON AMERICAN BAR ASSOCIATION AND: COURTS, HABEAS CORPUS, GUANTANAMO BAY NAVAL BASE (CUBA), PRISONERS OF WAR, TERRORISM, LEGAL PROFESSION, GUANTANAMO BAY NAVAL BASE (CUBA) Judge Rejects Charges for 13 on Tax ShelterA federal judge’s sharply worded ruling blaming prosecutors was the latest twist in what the government has billed as its showpiece tax shelter case. July 17, 2007MORE ON AMERICAN BAR ASSOCIATION AND: ACCOUNTING AND ACCOUNTANTS, TAX EVASION, TAXATION, TAX SHELTERS, DECISIONS AND VERDICTS, KPMG, NESSIM, RONALD J, KAPLAN, LEWIS A  A Deal for the Public: If You Win, You LoseIn courts around the nation, in cases involving tobacco, lead paint and guns, state attorneys general have been outsourcing government power to private lawyers. July 9, 2007MORE ON AMERICAN BAR ASSOCIATION AND: STATES (US), COURTS, PRIVATIZATION, SUITS AND LITIGATION, ATTORNEYS GENERAL, DECISIONS AND VERDICTS, LEGAL PROFESSION, OKLAHOMA, BUSH, GEORGE W  States Face Decisions on Who Is Mentally Fit to VoteAdvocates for the mentally ill are trying to secure voting rights while concern mounts about the rights and risks. June 19, 2007MORE ON AMERICAN BAR ASSOCIATION AND: STATES (US), UNITED STATES POLITICS AND GOVERNMENT, MENTAL RETARDATION, VOTER REGISTRATION AND REQUIREMENTS, AGED, MENTAL HEALTH AND DISORDERS, ELECTIONS, RHODE ISLAND, MAINE, NEW JERSEY, MISSOURI, UNITED STATES Sudanese Lawyers Receive Guidance for Possible Trials Over DarfurSudanese lawyers are looking ahead to the day when victims of mass rape and torture seek justice in tribunals like the International Criminal Court in The Hague. June 7, 2007MORE ON AMERICAN BAR ASSOCIATION AND: WAR CRIMES, GENOCIDE AND CRIMES AGAINST HUMANITY, COURTS, FREEDOM AND HUMAN RIGHTS, SUDAN, LONDON (ENG), DARFUR (SUDAN) Workers’ Safety and the Gun LobbyThe gun lobby is running into a commendable challenge from corporate America. March 30, 2007MORE ON AMERICAN BAR ASSOCIATION AND: STATES (US), EDITORIALS, GUN CONTROL, LAW AND LEGISLATION, LOBBYING AND LOBBYISTS, INDUSTRIAL AND OCCUPATIONAL HAZARDS, FIREARMS, FLORIDA, NATIONAL RIFLE ASSOCIATION, AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PUBLIC HEALTH, NATIONAL RIFLE ASSN
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