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American Bar Association: A Unique Platform For Positive Change
Editor: What were the origins of your interest in the American Bar Association? What motivated you to undertake the arduous task of serving as its president? Bellows: My roots run deep in the local bar. As president of the Chicago Bar Association (from 1991 to 1992), I was fortunate to become...
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ABA President Speaks About Critical Initiatives
Editor: Tell us about your background and experience. Robinson: I attended Thomas More College and then enlisted in the military during the height of the Vietnam War, attending Officer Candidate School for airborne infantry. I worked my way through the College of Law at the University of...
Read MoreStephen N. Zack, ABA President: Protecting Our Basic Values
Editor:Tell us about your Cuban background and the experiences there that taught you the importance of the rule of law. Zack: My mother came to the United States in 1945 to attend college where she met my father, an American. I lived in Cuba until 1961, when my family's businesses were taken over...
Read MoreCommon Challenges To Diversity Professionals - A Roundtable
Editor: Are there common challenges that diversity professionals face today? Rosenblum: Any organization that employs a diversity professional among its staff has crossed the first barrier - recognizing that the world in which it operates increasingly expects that diversity is a goal. But hiring...
Read MoreCongress Needs To Make Its Intent Clear: Equal Pay For Equal Work
A hallmark of the American system of government is that the U.S. Supreme Court is the ultimate referee on questions of law. Even when Court decisions stir passionate differences, they must be respected and enforced. Yet it is clear that a recent Supreme Court ruling on pay discrimination...
Read MoreA Wise Investment In The Integrity Of Our Criminal Justice System
Recently, the U.S. House of Representatives took a critical first step in addressing a growing crisis in our public legal system. It did so by passing a bill -- the John R. Justice Prosecutors and Defenders Act of 2007 -- to help state and local prosecutors and federal, state and local public...
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