Advancing the Marshall legacy
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The ABA Section of Individual Rights and Responsibilities has been trying to has been providing leadership in advancing civil rights throughout its 32-year history. The section tries to inspire in lawyers Thurgood Marshall's commitment to public service in the advancement of individual rights. Services provided by the section include ABA amicus curiae briefs, publications about current legal trends in constitutional and civil rights law, and CLE programs and conferences.
Publication Name: ABA Journal
Subject: Law
ISSN: 0747-0088
Year: 1998
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A voice for immigrants' rights
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The ABA provides voices for immigrants' rights with its Coordinating Committee on Immigration Law, its Advisory Committee on Immigration Pro Bono Development and Bar Activation, and its Center for Immigration Law and Representation. The committees have a broad range of activities, including mobilizing the bar as a voice for immigrants' rights, providing information to bar leaders on changes in the law affecting immigrants, and providing grants to bar-sponsored programs.
Publication Name: ABA Journal
Subject: Law
ISSN: 0747-0088
Year: 1999
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Focus on the energy crisis
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Information services provided by the A.B.A. Section of Public Utility, Communications and Transportation Law are discussed. The section provides members with cutting-edge information on matters such as the increased competition following the 1996 Telecommunications Act and the restructuring of the electricity industry.
Publication Name: ABA Journal
Subject: Law
ISSN: 0747-0088
Year: 2001
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