The American Bar Association is deeply saddened by the passing of William H. “Bill” Neukom, who served as ABA president in 2007 and 2008, and offers its sincere condolences to his family and friends.

Creating a holistic public defender system, protecting a vulnerable group from imminent housing loss and advancing the American Bar Association’s mission to assure meaningful access to justice are som ...

The American Bar Association is deeply saddened by the passing of its former president, R. William “Bill” Ide III of Atlanta, Georgia, on July 8, 2025, and offer our condolences to his family and ...

The American Bar Association Standing Committee on Ethics and Professional Responsibility released today a formal opinion that provides guidance to lawyers exercising peremptory challenges in the jury ...

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 ...

WASHINGTON, April 23, 2025 — The American Bar Association will host various events to mark Law Day 2025 that address the theme, “The Constitution’s Promise: Out of Many, One.” May 1 is designated as ...

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 ...

We the undersigned bar organizations stand together with and in support of the American Bar Association (“ABA”) to defend the Rule of Law and reject efforts to undermine the courts and the legal ...

CHICAGO, March 21, 2025 — The American Bar Association has grave concerns about today’s decision to immediately end most of the government-funded legal services program for unaccompanied children.

CHICAGO, March 18, 2025 — The American Bar Association stands firmly with Chief Justice John Roberts in rejecting calls by government officials to impeach federal judges who issue rulings with which ...

The pass rate for first-time takers who sat for the bar exam rose by more than 3 percentage points in 2024 over 2023, according to new data from the Managing Director’s Office of the ABA Section of ...

CHICAGO, March 11, 2025 — The ABA Council of the Section of Legal Education and Admissions to the Bar, in a letter to U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi, reiterated that Standard 206, the American Bar ...