Tag:American Bar Association

New ABA Report Finds Legal Deserts Prevalent Throughout U.S.

U.S. states may have cultural, social and economic characteristics distinct from one another. But one access to justice crisis ties them together: legal deserts....

ABA Gives New Guidance on Discrimination and Harassment Prohibition

Four years after adoption, the American Bar Association released an opinion July 15 giving guidance on its model professional conduct rule prohibiting discrimination and...

Independent Monitor to Investigate Police Response to Protests, Faces Challenges

The Office of the Independent Monitor reviews all complaints involving the Denver Police Department and Denver Sheriff Department. In a normal year, it receives...

Asian American Law School Numbers Decrease, Fastest Growing a Decade Ago

Diversity changes at law schools since the Great Recession are showing signs of change. Asian Americans, who were for a time the fastest growing...

Law Grads Could Practice Prior to Taking Bar Exam

This spring’s law school graduates might be entering the job force before they take the Colorado bar exam. The Colorado Supreme Court quietly announced April...

Collaborative Law Bill Still Has Chance to Pass

With no definite end in sight, the Colorado legislature’s recess has made the future uncertain for all but strictly necessary bills that remain unpassed....

Attorney General’s Office Adds Two Leaders

Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser has appointed Anne Lee as director of performance and practice excellence and Sam Walker as executive in residence to...

A Shot in the Dark

Alvin Green’s friends in prison were giving him grief. He had submitted a petition to have his sentence commuted by the president and was...