| ABA Journal 1992 Don J. DeBenedictis |
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| 27th Amendment ratified; congressional vote ends debate over 203-year-old pay-raise proposal. | Law | Don J. DeBenedictis |
| ABA adopts most discipline proposals; but House of Delegates says cases should be secret until probable cause found. | Law | Don J. DeBenedictis |
| ABA releases civil justice plan; Quayle spokesperson ridicules bar proposals as costly, but enriching for lawyers. | Law | Don J. DeBenedictis |
| ABA supports abortion rights; leaders urge neutrality forces to stick with the association despite loss in House. | Law | Don J. DeBenedictis |
| An experiment in reform; like snowflakes, no two plans for reducing civil delays are alike. | Law | Don J. DeBenedictis |
| Arbitration fair to stock buyers; customers win about 58% of cases, even in industry-controlled hearings. | Law | Don J. DeBenedictis |
| Arts grant restrictions struck down; decision is the latest to find free-speech message in abortion-counseling case. | Law | Don J. DeBenedictis |
| Bar examiners respond to the ADA; spurred by suits or the law, officials grant more test time to disabled applicants. (Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990) | Law | Don J. DeBenedictis |
| Bar winners and losers; N.Y. committee suggests lawyer exams test wrong skills, unfair to minorities. | Law | Don J. DeBenedictis |
| Boalt Hall settles with government; California law school to re-evaluate "clumsy" minority admissions policy. | Law | Don J. DeBenedictis |
| Boy Scout gun suit rejected; few rulings support plaintiffs' lawsuits for firearm injuries. | Law | Don J. DeBenedictis |
| Cop's second trial in L.A.; judge who sent King beating trial to Simi Valley denies venue change. | Law | Don J. DeBenedictis |
| Dictionary trademark wars; Random House's use of 'Webster's' and 'College' on cover an infringement. | Law | Don J. DeBenedictis |
| DNA report raises concerns; study backs genetic evidence, but questions reliability of labs, statistics. | Law | Don J. DeBenedictis |
| Facing the justice deficit; report cites inadequate funding for many state justice systems. | Law | Don J. DeBenedictis |
| FDA action spurs implant suits; evidence unearthed in earlier cases led to call for a moratorium. (Food and Drug Administration; breast implants) | Law | Don J. DeBenedictis |
| "Finders, keepers" modified; insurance companies due part of the treasure from recovered shipwreck. | Law | Don J. DeBenedictis |
| Firings to continue; survey shows 86 percent of large law firms planning associate layoffs. | Law | Don J. DeBenedictis |
| House of Delegates; close vote rescinds provision against ancillary business. (A.B.A.) | Law | Don J. DeBenedictis |
| How Superfund money is spent; study shows companies pay for cleanup while insurers pay for litigation. (study by Rand Institute for Civil Justice) | Law | Don J. DeBenedictis |
| Inconsistent patent rulings; federal circuit judge laments "mutiny" by panel in call for en banc hearing. | Law | Don J. DeBenedictis |
| Insecure security funds; states face increasing claims from bilked clients of lawyers. (IOLTA funds) | Law | Don J. DeBenedictis |
| INS in a mood to settle; but some immigration lawyers worry opportunity for agreements is past. | Law | Don J. DeBenedictis |
| IOLTA earnings down. (interest on lawyers' trust accounts) | Law | Don J. DeBenedictis |
| Judges debate cultural defense; should crimes acceptable in an immigrant's homeland be punished? (includes related article on conference of African-American jurists) | Law | Don J. DeBenedictis |
| Keating's legal woes mount; convicted S & L chief faces another prosecution, myriad civil suits. (Charles F. Keating Jr.) | Law | Don J. DeBenedictis |
| Limits on legislators' terms upheld; Calif. court rules initiative does not infringe rights of voters or candidates. | Law | Don J. DeBenedictis |
| Little interest in libel ADR; Iowa project found only five cases willing to bypass court, money damages. | Law | Don J. DeBenedictis |
| Mood swings; D'Alemberte recalls presidential year of political ups and downs. (outgoing 1991-92 A.B.A. president Talbot D'Alemberte) | Law | Don J. DeBenedictis |
| One opinion, two controversies; 2nd Circuit limits copyright protection for software, approves court expert. | Law | Don J. DeBenedictis |
| Oral arguments via video; despite some glitches, 3rd Circuit experiment wins praise for saving money. | Law | Don J. DeBenedictis |
| "Palace revolt" by Nevada justices? Members of state high court spar over pace of decisions, chief's fitness. | Law | Don J. DeBenedictis |
| Panel raps Bush's order; president's effort to cut litigation called "no-brainer." (executive order requiring government lawyers to reduce court congestion and delay) | Law | Don J. DeBenedictis |
| Patients' privilege; therapist's tapes confidential even when mistress tells all. (Erik and Lyle Menendez murder case) (California) | Law | Don J. DeBenedictis |
| Punitives under control; but tort reform boosters see bias in study findings. | Law | Don J. DeBenedictis |
| Restrictive abortion law upheld; cert petition asks U.S. Supreme Court to decide if Roe is overruled. (includes related article on political aspects of abortion cases) | Law | Don J. DeBenedictis, Henry J. Reske |
| Salary wars waning; law firms hold the line on starting associate pay, opt for bonuses. | Law | Don J. DeBenedictis |
| Sane serial killer; experts say insanity plea alive and well, thanks partly to Dahmer jury. | Law | Don J. DeBenedictis |
| Saving trees, reducing waste; two states consider rules requiring court-filed papers to be recycled. | Law | Don J. DeBenedictis |
| Sex-with-client ban fails; Ore. bar rejects ethics rule; advocates slowed elsewhere. | Law | Don J. DeBenedictis |
| Studies challenge accepted notions; judges not unsympathetic to plaintiffs; corporations win more often than people. | Law | Don J. DeBenedictis |
| Studies: community release works; easing transition from hospital to freedom helps keep mentally ill out of trouble. | Law | Don J. DeBenedictis |
| The big freeze. (Kaye Scholer: The Tremors Continue, part 3) | Law | Don J. DeBenedictis |
| Tight budget squeezes courts; Judicial Conference says money could run out for civil juries, indigent defense. | Law | Don J. DeBenedictis |
| Unpaid leave for judges; more states search for solutions to court budget crises. | Law | Don J. DeBenedictis |
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