Putting our professional values to work; we are taking on 'pay-to-play,' the Model Rules and health care litigation

Article Abstract:

An ABA task force will analyze "pay-to-play," where legal work is linked to political contributions made to current and future government officials with influence over such work. The House of Representatives condemned this conduct. Another ABA committee, Ethics 2000, will evaluate how the association's rules of legal ethics deal with new demands. The ABA has also joined with the American Arbitration Ass'n and the American Medical Ass'n to form a commission to develop models for resolving disputes on health care access and coverage.

Political aspects, Health care reform, Legal ethics, A.B.A.

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The risks to judicial independence

Article Abstract:

Judicial independence remains a fundamental constitutional power that the ABA is determined to promote and protect. Judges who decide on the wrong side of an issue according to one group or individual face threats of impeachment and violence, and charges of activism. Judges' campaigns for the bench threaten to further undermine the judiciary's independence since the hint of special interest money attaches not only to judicial election campaigns but also to judicial reputations.

Evaluation, Judicial power

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The pro bono principle; lawyers owe it to the profession - and humanity - to lend a hand to the needy

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Lawyers owe it to their profession and themselves to engage in pro bono service. While each person bears the obligation to help their fellow beings, lawyers have special reasons to feel this obligation because, since their profession is concerned with justice, they must make a commitment to justice's central goal, redressing injustice, helping the poor, and promoting a civil society. It is these areas that pro bono service enriches.

Legal assistance to the poor, Ethical aspects, Pro bono legal services

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