ICYMI: On May 2, 2024, members of the ABA’s Commission on Immigration (COI) and ABA immigration project staff from the South Texas Pro Bono Asylum Representation Project (ProBAR), Immigration Justice Project (IJP), and Children’s Immigration Law Academy (CILA) traveled to Washington, D.C. to advocate for ABA-supported legislation to improve access to counsel and legal information for individuals in immigration proceedings, and for legal and other protections for unaccompanied immigrant children and youth. Learn more: https://ambar.org/7wyhiy16
ABA Grassroots Action Team
Legal Services
Washington, District of Columbia 375 followers
The eyes, ears, and voice of the legal profession to Capitol Hill.
About us
The ABA Governmental Affairs Office represents the issues surrounding the legal profession, with guidance from the ABA's members, which make up the largest voluntary association of lawyers and legal professionals in the world. As the national voice of the legal profession to the Hill, the GAO works to improve policy surrounding the administration of justice by promoting programs that assist lawyers and judges in their work. The GAO also works to connect constituents with their members of Congress and vice versa through our grassroots advocacy. Go to ambar.org/grassroots to learn more.
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http://ambar.org/grassroots
External link for ABA Grassroots Action Team
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- Legal Services
- Company size
- 501-1,000 employees
- Headquarters
- Washington, District of Columbia
- Founded
- 1878
Updates
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On May 23rd, the American Bar Association hosted a panel presentation on Capitol Hill titled AI in the Legal Profession: Crash Course for Congress. The event was cosponsored by the ABA Governmental Affairs Office, the ABA Cybersecurity Legal Task Force, and the ABA Task Force on Law and Artificial Intelligence with the ABA Center for Innovation. https://ambar.org/u8s3m8yj
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In May, the ABA Governmental Affairs Office (GAO) participated in the 2024 GPSolo, LP & YLD Joint Spring Conference in Omaha Nebraska, which proved to be full of insightful sessions, networking opportunities, and valuable chances to connect with colleagues. Learn more: https://ambar.org/d2581pq1
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Learn more about the pace of the 118th Congress here through a historical comparison of congressional productivity since the 113th session: https://ambar.org/l7owze2f
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ABA President Mary Smith is asking an ABA commission to study the prevalence and impact of bar admissions questions that require survivors of domestic violence, sexual assault and stalking to disclose their involvement in legal and administrative proceedings. Learn more: https://ambar.org/fxutswhw
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Help us urge the U.S. Department of Education to adopt its proposed student debt relief rule by submitting your own comments supporting the proposal by the May 17 deadline. If adopted, the proposed rule would provide substantial debt relief to millions of individuals who are suffering from the crushing burden of excessive student loan debt. Submit your comments here: https://ambar.org/gnefldy1
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Watch elected officials, ABA leaders, and champions on our advocacy issues speak about funding for legal aid, federal defender funding, and protecting the attorney-client privilege today at 1pm ET! After that, join us for a special YLD presentation on student loan debt at 2:30pm ET. https://ambar.org/azpwp81w
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We're ready to start #ABADay both online and in-person on Capitol Hill, thanks to our Premier Sponsor, Quorum. Learn more about our advocacy issues using our toolkit, powered by Quorum: https://ambar.org/63fbo5cm
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Are you ready for #ABADay? Familiarize yourself with our advocacy issues including funding for legal aid, funding for federal public defenders, and more using our toolkits: https://ambar.org/ol8xr9ct. You don't have to wait to advocate, send your letters to your elected officials today: https://ambar.org/zu7zfxdi
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