Tag
Legal
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MembershipArticleOver 5 years old
Best Benefit Ever: Specialized Credit Card Processing
The American Bar Association offers a new option for lawyers struggling with how best to handle the complexities…
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Bar Associations Call Out Republican Attacks on Trial Lawyer
In South Carolina, a gubernatorial candidate finds himself under fire from the Republican Governors Association over his work…
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
Rubin “Hurricane” Carter’s Path To Becoming an Association Executive
The wrongly convicted former boxer, who died Sunday, spent nearly two decades behind bars for a crime he…
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
College Players’ Likeness Lawsuit Goes to Trial, Puts NCAA on Defense
The athletic association, which has taken its share of knocks in recent months on the issue of player…
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
LGBT Bar Unveils State Tax Law Resource for Same-Sex Couples
With tax day upon us, both taxpayers in the LGBT community and their tax preparers now have a…
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
Roundup: Where Industry Groups Stand on the Aereo Case
Roughly two weeks away from arguments in the anticipated Supreme Court case, industry groups from across the spectrum…
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
Strategy Session: One Association’s Judicial Full-Court Press
As the Performance Marketing Association learned in its own judicial struggle, sometimes, what you don’t know can help…
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
Reptile Group Sues U.S. Government Over Snake Ban
The United States Association of Reptile Keepers is suing the Interior Department over its ban on importation of…
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Marketing / CommunicationsArticleOver 5 years old
Lunchtime Links: The Best Decision Isn’t Always Easy
A toy company's legal battle with a legendary rap group ends, and its mea culpa offers a good…
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Marketing / CommunicationsArticleOver 5 years old
Kobe Bryant: Give Your Future Hall-of-Famers Some Love
Why Kobe Bryant's giant contract with the Los Angeles Lakers is worth every penny (and why it's relevant…
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
Google Books Scores Big Legal Victory, Authors Guild Plans Appeal
A federal appeals judge sided with Google over the Authors Guild regarding the company’s ongoing book-digitization efforts in…
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GovernanceArticleOver 5 years old
Good Counsel: Get a Good Checkup With a Legal Audit
A legal audit helps ensure your association is healthy in the eyes of the law.
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
Transgender Law Gets Its First Treatise
The first-of-its-kind guide from the American Bar Association offers a roadmap for navigating the legal issues that touch…
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
Bar Association Helps Tackle Backlog of Veterans’ Disability Claims
With unfilled disability claims stacking up at the Department of Veterans Affairs, the ABA will provide training to…
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
New Trucking Rules Take Effect, Face Industry Legal Challenge
As road safety advocates hail the arrival of new federal regulations intended to reduce truck driver fatigue, the…
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Marketing / CommunicationsArticleOver 5 years old
New York High Court Rules In Starbucks Barista Case
In the battle of the baristas and who gets the tips, NY high court rules that baristas must…
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Association for Molecular Pathology Applauds Gene Patent Decision
The Association for Molecular Pathology, the lead plaintiff on the high-profile case, applauded the decision by the Supreme…
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Attorneys General to Google: Block Illegal Drug Ads
Finding Google’s handling of intellectual property violations lacking, the National Association of Attorneys General has invited the company’s…
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Career DevelopmentArticleOver 5 years old
Ask The CEO: NAPABA’s Tina Matsuoka
Tina Matsuoka, executive director, National Asian Pacific American Bar Association, answers questions from NAPABA member Michael Yim.
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Marketing / CommunicationsArticleOver 5 years old
Protect Your Association’s Brand: When it’s the Wrong Time
As two recent incidents show, the dangers of coming down too hard on fans, enthusiasts, or the quote-unquote…
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
Domestic Drone Information Center: Lawyers Group’s New Resource
With little on the books to help define the regulations around drone usage, the National Association of Criminal…
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
Groups Petition Supreme Court Over Regulation of Greenhouse Gases
Industry associations petitioned the U.S. Supreme Court to review a lower court ruling approving the EPA’s regulation of…
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
First-Sale Doctrine: Associations Mixed on Landmark Copyright Decision
Earlier this week, when the Supreme Court decided that first-sale doctrine applies to internationally-made goods, a number of…
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Meetings / EventsArticleOver 5 years old
Good Counsel: Safe Passage
Manage your risk when hosting meetings abroad—read up on the issues you could face.
