Bar examiners respond to the ADA; spurred by suits or the law, officials grant more test time to disabled applicants

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Bar examiners are trying to determine what is a reasonable accommodation for a disabled individual about to take the bar examination. Bar examiners have always made some accommodations, for example, tests in Braille for the blind. Extra time has usually been granted, but a suit in New York is claiming that a policy of never granting more than three days runs counter to the Americans with Disabilities Act's standard of case-by-case accommodation. Lawyers in some states are objecting to asking applicants about drug or alcohol abuse treatment and treatment for emotional problems.

Standards, Laws, regulations and rules, Admission to the bar, Discrimination against disabled persons, Handicapped discrimination, Bar examinations

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Keating's legal woes mount; convicted S & L chief faces another prosecution, myriad civil suits

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Charles F. Keating Jr., convicted on 17 securities fraud counts on Dec 4, 1991, is still targeted for legal action by the SEC, the Resolution Trust Corp. (RTC), various bondholders and the state of California. He will go to trial in August, 1991, on 77 counts of racketeering, fraud and other charges. The indictments also name many of Keating's business partners, his American Continental Corp. and Lincoln Savings and Loan Association, and several accounting and law firms.

Federal savings institutions, Cases, Savings and loan associations, Securities fraud, Lincoln Savings and Loan Association, Bank fraud, Keating, Charles H., Jr.

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ABA releases civil justice plan; Quayle spokesperson ridicules bar proposals as costly, but enriching for lawyers

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The 'ABA Blueprint to Improve the Civil Justice System' has been issued. It responds to a report on civil justice reform issued by the President's Council on Competitiveness, which Quayle chairs. ABA President Talbot D'Alemberte took issue with Quayle's agenda at the midyear meeting, saying that equal access to justice and adequate funding of the courts were not addressed in his plan. D'Alemberte also disagreed vehemently with Quayle's attack on lawyers.

Economic aspects, Reports, Justice, Administration of, Administration of justice, Court administration

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