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Attorney General Jeff Sessions notified the U.S. Supreme Court on Monday that he consents to Alabama’s custody of Moody to carry out the execution. Sessions was the attorney general of Alabama when the state convicted Moody and sentenced him to death. … [Read more...] about Inmate, 83, is executed in death of federal appeals judge; FBI had investigated ABA Journal letter

• Legal Rebels, in the Azbee Category: Online > Web Microsite/Special Section (Non-Trade Show/Conference)Building the 21st-Century Law Firm, in the Azbee Category: Print > Feature SeriesResistance Redux, in the Azbee Category: Print > Group Profile … [Read more...] about ABA Journal wins best Web News Section and other national honors at 2018 Azbee Awards

Only one entry is allowed per person, and the author must be a U.S. citizen or legal permanent resident. Entries must be submitted online, and they must be unpublished or published no earlier than Jan. 1, 2018. Though authors retain copyright in their works, the winning author grants the ABA and the ABA Journal the nonexclusive right to publish the story in any platform without extra compensation. … [Read more...] about It’s time to enter the ABA Journal’s Ross Writing Contest for Legal Short Fiction

Howard Ross, founder of diversity consultancy Cook Ross, explains the common male viewpoint this way: “The #MeToo movement is also a reminder of the roles women and men have played at work. But men might not see how this relates to them. A man who believes he treats women fairly might not understand why this is about him. This is often because dominant groups tend to see offending behavior as one-offs, rather than part of a larger structural issue. Until we can get men to see that, it will fall on women to bear the burden of speaking out.” … [Read more...] about Little agreement between the sexes on tackling harassment, Working Mother/ABA Journal survey finds

Jones says she was inspired to write her story by her Pennsylvania hometown, which is experiencing problems like those in her story. Before going to law school, she worked as a victim witness coordinator in a district attorney’s office. She has previously had a short story published in a literary magazine. … [Read more...] about Story about overworked public defender is winner of ABA Journal/Ross Writing Contest