The Latest Breaking News from the American Bar Association

Here Are 5 items Missing From Your Will That Will Haunt Your Inheritors

A will can tell your family who gets your property, but it does not automatically solve every problem waiting for them after your death. Some assets follow beneficiary forms, some accounts follow ownership rules, and some pieces of your life exist almost entirely behind passwords and screens.

The Free Financial Advisor · Oct 6

"The Why of Public Access to Judicial Records in Civil Cases"

An excellent article by media lawyers Steve Zansberg and Michael Beylkin.

Reason · Sep 11

New in Civitas Outlook: "The End Is Near for the American Bar Association"

"I played a small role in trying to stop the ABA’s collapse, which I have not previously discussed, but now wish to share."

Reason · Sep 1

Comment to the Texas Supreme Court On Whether To "Reduce Or End" Reliance on the American Bar Association

"What is good for Texas is not necessarily good for the University of Texas, and vice versa."

Reason · Jul 1, 2025

American Bar Association sues to block Trump’s attacks on law firms

The prominent legal organisation has called the US president’s executive orders against law firms unconstitutional.

Al Jazeera · Jun 16, 2025

Civitas Institute Symposium: Texas and the Future of Legal Education

Five scholars discuss what role, if any, the ABA should play in the regulation of legal education.

Reason · Jun 10, 2025

Is the American Bar Association's Accreditation Monopoly about to End?

My latest Civitas Outlook column looks at the growing pressure on the ABA's role in law school accreditation.

Reason · Jun 2, 2025

Trump is using his assault on government to retaliate against women

The administration’s attacks on the American Bar Association are part of a long line of actions that have clear commonalities

The Guardian - US · May 20, 2025

Justice Sonia Sotomayor urges lawyers to stand up for embattled legal system

Supreme court justice does not mention Trump by name but called threats and harassment ‘an attack on democracy’

The Guardian - US · May 9, 2025

FTC Chair Throws Stones in a Glass House

Federal Trade Commission Chair Andrew Ferguson hypocritically engages in the very partisanship for which he faults the American Bar Association.

Reason · Feb 20, 2025