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Home Daily News Daughter sues agency after DNA test IDs likely… Trials & Litigation Daughter sues agency after DNA test IDs likely suspect in institutionalized mother’s rape By Debra Cassens Weiss March 15, 2023, 9:00 am CDT A woman who used AncestryDNA to find the man who likely raped her developmentally disabled mother in an … Read more
Home Daily News Man who spent 28 years in prison is exonerated… Sentencing/Post Conviction Man who spent 28 years in prison is exonerated with help of pro bono lawyers By Debra Cassens Weiss February 16, 2023, 8:39 am CST Lamar Johnson and his attorneys react Feb. 14 after Judge David Mason vacated his murder conviction … Read more
The 118th Congress began earlier this month with President Joseph R. Biden still in office and a divided government. After hard-fought midterm elections, the Democrats retained majority control in the Senate, but with a slim 51-to-49 margin that includes three Independent senators in the majority, two of whom will caucus with the Democrats. The new … Read more
Despite tumultuous times and contentious political backdrop, the ABA Governmental Affairs Office scored major victories during the 117th Congress by working successfully with ABA leadership, entities and grassroots advocates to advance the association’s positions on multiple significant policy issues affecting the legal profession, access to justice and the rule of law. The 117th Congress, which … Read more
Home Daily News Supreme Court leaves in place New York gun… U.S. Supreme Court Supreme Court leaves in place New York gun restrictions during appeals By Debra Cassens Weiss January 11, 2023, 10:38 am CST New York’s new concealed-carry restrictions remain in place during appeals as a result of an order Wednesday by the U.S. … Read more
Home Daily News Relax with our favorite long reads of 2022 Year in Review Relax with our favorite long reads of 2022 By Kevin Davis December 23, 2022, 8:40 am CST Image from Shutterstock. Feel like curling up next to the fireplace with a good read? ABA Journal Managing Editor Kevin Davis has curated a … Read more
Home Daily News Congress passes bills to protect judges,… Court Security Congress passes bills to protect judges, remove statue of Dred Scott decision author By Debra Cassens Weiss December 19, 2022, 8:46 am CST Image from Shutterstock. ABA President Deborah Enix-Ross is applauding Congress for passing a bill intended to keep federal judges safe by … Read more