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The ABA Standing Committee on the Federal Judiciary has sent a letter to @senjudiciary , regarding the re-opening of their evaluation of Brett Kavanaugh. You can read the full letter here:

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By tweeting a video of a downed Indian Air Force pilot, the government of Pakistan may have inadvertently violated the Geneva Convention:

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. @ABAPresident sent a letter to leaders of @senjudiciary on Thursday, urging them to conduct a confirmation vote on Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh only after the FBI completes a background check into the allegations by Professor Christine Blasey Ford and others.

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So we're thinking about rebranding.

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Just a normal legal news story where a troll army takes on law twitter over an anime voice actor:

Anime trolls tried to silence a #MeToo campaign with legal threats — and got shut down hard

Anti-SLAPP laws can be a crucial protection for anti-harassment efforts.

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It's #LoveYourLawyerDay today! Today, we celebrate you, our wonderful members, who cover every area of law, from the most obscure...

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The state of New York's ban on nunchucks, "put into place over fears that youth inspired by martial arts movies would create widespread mayhem", has been ruled unconstitutional:

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9th Circuit not a fan of how Game of Thrones ended.

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Goddammit, now I'm going to have to watch Game of Thrones just to be able to do my research? Thanks for nothing, Ninth Circuit:

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@WriteSwift @senjudiciary Hello, The ABA is a voluntary membership association and does not license or discipline attorneys. You can find out more about the attorney discipline process here: A list of attorney disciplinary agencies can be found here:

Resources for the Public

Explore our resources for the public. Learn how to file complaints against lawyers or judges, find a lawyer and seek more legal information.

www.americanbar.org

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Wedding rings of Holocaust victims recovered by American soldiers after the liberation of Buchenwald by the United States Army in April of 1945. Today is #HolocaustMemorialDay . Never again.

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Through a remarkable turn of events, a Brazilian cat has become a lawyer:

Stray Cat Becomes First Feline Lawyer

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Hannna-Barbera cartoon superhero turned attorney Harvey Birdman is returning to @adultswim this weekend: We would like to clarify, in advance, that we cannot investigate, discipline, or disbar Harvey Birdman.

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President Carlson: “The basic principles that underscore the Senate’s constitutional duty of advice and consent on federal judicial nominees require nothing less than a careful examination of the accusations and facts by the FBI.”

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Happy #NationalBirdDay to our friends at @ABA , who are sometimes mistaken for us (because we're both very good-looking, probably).

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@maureenqw @MichaelAvenatti @tribelaw Hello Maureen, The ABA has issued a statement in opposition to this policy: Additionally, ProBAR, a joint project of the ABA, @statebaroftexas , and @AILANational , is currently supporting unaccompanied minors:

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Hey @ArianaGrande , if you decide to go to law school, we just want you to know the @abalsd is free to join and offers a host of benefits for any law student, no matter how many times they've been Grammy-nominated.

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Oh wow, is it #BeKindToLawyersDay ? We almost missed it, because we were so busy being kind to lawyers and loving them and the practice of law *every day*. We appreciate you! No matter how obscure your specialty, there's someone out there you're helping.

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Roses are red Violets are blue We think the rule of law is great Hope you do too #LawyerValentines

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We approve. It's been our word of the year for the last 140 years.

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‘Justice’ is dictionary’s word of the year

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The greatest day in legal motion picture history? We couldn't possibly comment.

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“My Cousin Vinny” was released on this day 27 years ago!

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The Standing Committee on the Federal Judiciary has released its evaluation of Brett Kavanaugh; it is a unanimous Well-Qualified (PDF): More on the judicial ranking process here (PDF):

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It's #ElectionDay ! We encourage everyone who can vote and who hasn't already to get out there and participate!

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Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson's U.S. Supreme Court nomination hearing starts March 21. All nominees undergoes the ABA's rigorous peer review to assess competence, integrity & temperament. Read more: 📷: Rose Lincoln, Harvard University via Wikimedia Commons

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. @ABAPresident : "I'm afraid the Deputy AttorneyGeneral has a few things to go back to Washington to deal with..." Deputy AG Rosenstein: "Please can't I stay?"

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ICYMI: A 27-year-old North Carolina litigation attorney who handles pro bono work for inmates was crowned the new Miss USA on Thursday:

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"My Cousin Vinny" is a gift, and judges know it.

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You can read the full text of the letter here: The 9/7 statement by the Standing Committee on the Federal Judiciary concerning well qualified rating on Kavanaugh:

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Finally, some good news:

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Brett Kavanaugh's ABA rating remains unchanged.

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...to the most widely known. But we love you all, and without you, there'd be no legal profession, in all of its variegated majesty. So thank you for being you, and if nobody else tells you it today, we love you! #LoveYourLawyerDay

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The Copyright Office has refused registration for the only dance move the ABA Social Media Team can reliably perform:

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It's #LawDay ! This year's theme is Free Speech, Free Press, Free Society. Read through our gallery of 12 free speech and free press milestones from the Supreme Court as we celebrate our First Amendment rights:

12 Supreme Court milestones that helped define First Amendment rights (gallery)

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Do not taunt mat.

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This is an in-house legal department I can get behind.

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HOD Res 513: Adopted. Urges adoption of laws, policies to prohibit discrimination on the basis of the caste system, which particularly affects those of South Asian descent living in the U.S. #ABAAnnual

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Lawyers have a special duty to address injustices done in the name of law. @ABAPresident pledges action in her statement:

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We're betting a letter from the Weasley family attorney had something to do with it.

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Hogwarts letter: "Students may also bring an owl or a cat or a toad" So why was Ron allowed to bring a rat?

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The "Happy Holidays" at the end probably took a lot of the sting out of it though, right?

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Holy crap....this order:

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#OnThisDay in 1967, Thurgood Marshall was confirmed to the Supreme Court of the United States. Marshall was the first African American to serve on the court. Marshall had previously won 29 of the 32 cases he argued before SCOTUS. 📸: MPI/Stringer via Getty Images

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A federal judge has ordered the temporary reinstatement of Jim Acosta's press credentials:

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Today in 1954, Brown v. Board of Education was unanimously decided by #SCOTUS :

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In honor of the 50th Anniversary of the Moon Landings, a reminder of just how long the arm of the law can be: the Apollo 11 astronauts had to fill out a customs form on their return to Earth:

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It's #LawDay , people! And at a Law Day party, the fun is as old as Magna Carta and established through centuries of precedent and review! WOOOOO! How are you celebrating?

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The court asking a big question here.

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Justice Ginsburg's nephew says she's "up and working...and cracking jokes...I can’t promise they were good jokes but they were jokes," after her injury:

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Whoever did this is an American hero.

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Twitter user asks " how do Iawyers not cry when arguing"; one reply: "They cried enough trying to graduate, no tears left to cry".

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Hi folks! Just to clear something up, the ABA is a voluntary membership association and does not license or discipline attorneys. You can find out more about the attorney discipline process (and who DOES disbar people) here:

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A judge’s Facebook friendship with an attorney is not a legally sufficient basis to disqualify the judge from that attorney’s case, the Florida Supreme Court ruled in a 4-3 decision that produced three different opinions from the seven jurists:

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@nnp_chrissy @RudyGiuliani Hello, The ABA is a voluntary membership association and does not license or discipline attorneys. You can find out more about the attorney discipline process here: A list of attorney disciplinary agencies can be found here:

Resources for the Public

Explore our resources for the public. Learn how to file complaints against lawyers or judges, find a lawyer and seek more legal information.

www.americanbar.org

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It's #LoveYourLawyerDay on the east coast, and we couldn't wait any longer! We love you guys. Get in here, you. Big hug. Biiig hug.

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Irish woman who married a 300-year-old pirate's ghost says the couple have split up, opening up an exciting new front for family law attorneys:

Irish woman who married ghost of 300-year-old pirate says they have split up | The Irish Post

AN IRISH woman who married the ghost of a 300-year-old pirate claims the couple have split up.Am...

www.irishpost.com

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If you're wondering how to redact those pesky PDFs, our handy book The Ultimate Guide to Adobe Acrobat DC covers that and so much more:

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Reading for pleasure will improve your legal writing:

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Today is #LawDay ! This year's chair is @LucianPera , and the theme is “Free Speech, Free Press, Free Society”:

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It's our 140th Birthday today! The ABA was founded today in Saratoga Springs, NY, in 1878.

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#OnThisDay in 1981, Sandra Day O'Connor became the first woman to be nominated for #SCOTUS .

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Today we remember the innocent lives lost on September 11, 2001.

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In honor of #StarTrekDay , spare a thought for the tireless Starfleet attorneys who've saved numerous Starfleet officers from themselves.

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"If we desire respect for the law, we must first make the law respectable." #OnThisDay in 1916, Louis Brandeis was confirmed to #SCOTUS . 📷: Fotosearch / Stringer via Getty Images

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It is the official position of the ABA that there simply can't be too many courtroom scenes in She-Hulk. In fact, if you want to make the whole movie just a courtroom drama with a green-skinned protagonist, we're here for it.

ComicBook NOW!

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MOON KNIGHT, MS. MARVEL and SHE-HULK Confirmed as Part of MARVEL STUDIOS’ Phase 4

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Never say we don't know what's romantic.

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Plan on popping the question this Valentine's Day? Congratulations! Be prepared with "Premarital Agreements: Drafting and Negotiation, Second Edition"

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A great analysis of the Electoral College's complicated history, featuring a brief mention of your favorite and most handsome bar association.

You're Wrong About...

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New episode! @jbouie tells us about the strange history and (maybe?) optimistic future of THE ELECTORAL COLLEGE

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Today and every day, we mourn the lives lost on September 11, 2001. 📷: Jesse Vega/Moment via Getty Images

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Happy Valentine’s Day to cat lawyer mainly, but also everyone else ❤️

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Told in eighth grade that that she had "an extremely high reading-retention score. But that won’t do you much good...As a girl, you know", Beverly McLachlin rose to become Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Canada:

My Grade 8 teacher said I had no useful skills (as a girl). Somehow I made it to Chief Justice of...

Beverley McLachlin’s memoirs recount an extraordinary life, which took her from small-town Alberta to heights that no one could foresee.

www.thestar.com

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@Loohis @WriteSwift @senjudiciary The ABA cannot recommend that an attorney be investigated or disciplined.

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A law student and her fiance were told they had to select one of two hundred often-offensive racial descriptions for their license to get married. Instead, they got the law changed:

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The ABA Standing Committee on the Federal Judiciary has rated Supreme Court nominee Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson "Well Qualified." Learn about the committee's role in evaluating judicial nominees: 📷: Rose Lincoln, Harvard University via Wikimedia Commons

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#OnThisDay in 1993, Ruth Bader Ginsburg was sworn in as an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court. A former law professor, general counsel of the ACLU, and federal appellate judge, she was the second woman to serve as an Associate Justice.

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It's #BeKindToLawyersDay ! As you know, these wise and majestic creatures respond well to gentle treatment. Think about it, won't you?

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Arrr, it's International #TalkLikeAPirateDay , and we gots no shame, matey, so here we beeee. But did ye know that pirates had their own codified rules o'behavior? Aye, yey did. Read on, shipmate:

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Trying not to internalize coming in second on this random list...

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Best Law 🧑‍⚖️ Accounts: 1. @ReutersLegal 2. @ABAesq 3. @neal_katyal 4. @atlblog 5. @LiveLawIndia 6. @GdnLaw 7. @BLaw 8. @PreetBharara 9. @tribelaw 10. @WSJLawNews 11. @TheLawyermag 12. @BarristerSecret 13. @Mimirocah1 14. @legalcheek 15. @ABAJournal Bonus: @lawsocgazette

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Today at #ABAAnnual , five exceptional women lawyers had the Commission on Women in the Profession's Margaret Brent Award bestowed upon them: the Honorable Sabrina S. McKenna; Professor Melissa Murray; Yvette Ostolaza; Jill Wine-Banks; and Deborah Willig.

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During the 25th anniversary of #ABADay on April 5-6 we’ll feature several keynote speakers, including @SenJoniErnst , @RepJeffries and actress and humanitarian Angelina Jolie. Register to join us for networking and opportunities to advocate:

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#OnThisDay in 1963, #SCOTUS unanimously decided Gideon v. Wainwright, one of the landmark cases of the modern era. Here's a photo of the first page of Clarence Gideon's original petition to the court, written in pencil on prison stationary. 📷: MPI/Getty Images via Getty Images

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It's #BeKindToLawyersDay , which we honestly forgot about because that's pretty much every day for us. We're turning on our heart lights and letting them glow, though. And remember, be kind to yourself, too. You're worth it.

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Happy #LawDay ! This year's theme is "The 14th Amendment: Transforming American Democracy": Celebrate with us!

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A leaked draft of the Dungeons & Dragons Open Gaming License appears to to crack down on the right of 3rd-party products to use the gaming system to create their wares for free:

Dungeons & Dragons’ New License Tightens Its Grip on Competition

An exclusive look at Wizards of the Coast's new open gaming license shows efforts to curtail competitors and and tighten control on creators of all sizes.

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#OnThisDay in 1967, Thurgood Marshall was nominated to #SCOTUS . He would be confirmed on August 30.

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Are you an attorney affected by the #GovernmentShutdown ? If so, whether or not you're an ABA member, we're making five CLE courses available to you for free. Head here for more info:

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"One thing I could do better than most kids was reading, and I read everything." Judge Randall M. Howe, the first person with cerebral palsy to argue before #SCOTUS :

State appeals judge challenged biases as first person with cerebral palsy to argue before SCOTUS

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Happy Juneteenth!

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#OnThisDay in 1954, #SCOTUS delivered its ruling in Brown v. Board of Education.

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Magnificent.

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There's no reason you should have a boring Zoom background. The ABA Social Media team has made it a priority to ensure all legal professionals are equipped with engaging, quality and, most importantly, realistic backgrounds for your video conferencing needs.

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Pepper is a very good dog.

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Courthouse dog alert: This is Pepper. She'll be working at DC Superior Court starting today to help young people who are victims of commercial sex exploitation who come through the court's treatment program

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#OnThisDay in 1966, #SCOTUS decided Miranda v. Arizona. 📷: MPI / Stringer via Getty Images

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A sad farewell to Stan Lee, who with Bill Everett co-created one of the greatest lawyer superheroes in comic book history, Daredevil: Thanks for everything, Stan.

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ATTENTION FELLOW BAR ASSOCIATIONS: The ABA Social Media Team is willing to relocate to YOUR city, provided it has recognizable seasons and we can crash on your couch. We're super fun, and very highly motivated.

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Wishing you a pleasant and contemplative Martin Luther King, Jr. Day. Dr. King would have been 89 today.

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Never good when the judge says this about your case.

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A free tool from Harvard Law lets people explore language usage throughout 360 years of caselaw:

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In Kentucky's Jefferson County, 32 of the 40 judges are women:

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The ABA mourns and remembers the lives that were lost on September 11, 2001.

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Okay, now it's #LoveYourLawyerDay here in Chicago, and we still feeling it. There's lots to love about lawyers...and about being a lawyer.

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Proof that there should only be zoom trials from here on out

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“I’m here live, I’m not a cat,” says lawyer after Zoom filter mishap “I can see that,” responds judge

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Please tell us its podcast is called Res JudiCATa.

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To everyone taking the bar exam, we wish you the best of luck. Remember, most people never even reach this point. You can do it!

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@CharterskimE @senjudiciary @MichaelAvenatti Hello, The ABA is a voluntary membership association and does not license or discipline attorneys. You can find out more about the attorney discipline process here: A list of attorney disciplinary agencies can be found here:

Resources for the Public

Explore our resources for the public. Learn how to file complaints against lawyers or judges, find a lawyer and seek more legal information.

www.americanbar.org

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