TBA Law Blog


Posted by: Kate Prince on Aug 4, 2020

The American Bar Association House of Delegates adopted nearly 60 new policies at its virtual two-day meeting yesterday and today. Among the resolutions adopted as policy are several aimed at improving police-community relations and attacking racial injustice, including a measure urging the curtailment of the defense of qualified immunity in civil suits brought against law enforcement officer and another that urges governments to track police deadly force data. Several COVID-19-related new policies were adopted, including Resolution 10H that recommends governmental policies that minimize evictions and assist both landlords and renters faced with hardship because of the pandemic. Also, Resolution 117 recommends, among other aspects, that individual parties in court cases be offered a safe “in person hearing or delay” if the health crisis continues. Read a summary of the meeting and other adopted resolutions on the ABA’s website.