The Council of the ABA Section of Legal Education and Admissions to the Bar, the entity that accredits law schools, had a public meeting with the National Advisory Committee on Institutional Quality a ...

Lawyers and law firms across the country will participate in volunteer events to help people with their legal issues Oct. 25-31 as part of the National Celebration of Pro Bono. This year’s theme is ...

Across the country, Americans are already casting their ballots in the 2026 midterm elections, exercising a fundamental right that is central to our democracy.

CHICAGO, Aug. 20, 2026 — The American Bar Association and TEDLaw are partnering to explore a first-of-its-kind immersive professional development experience designed to help lawyers build the human ...

CHICAGO, Aug. 4, 2026 — Laura V. Farber, a partner at Hahn & Hahn LLP in Pasadena, California, today assumed the role of president-elect of the American Bar Association. Farber will serve a one-year ...

The American Bar Association will continue to staunchly defend the rule of law in America and around the world and to protect elections from attacks. That was the message Cincinnati lawyer Barbara J.

On June 18, 2026, the U.S. Department of Justice's (DOJ) Office of Legal Counsel (OLC) issued a memorandum reinterpreting the scope of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), Section 504 of 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.

CHICAGO, April 2, 2026 — The American Bar Association has filed an amicus brief with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit in support of law firms that successfully challenged ...

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, March 2, 2026 — The American Bar Association has filed an amicus brief with the U.S. Supreme Court in support of the argument that Executive Order 14,160 violates the birthright citizenship ...

On January 6, 2026, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (“FDA”) issued guidance clarifying their regulatory approach to clinical decision support (“CDS”) software used in healthcare.