American Bar Association Takes on the Supreme Court

The vote by the American Bar Association signals a clash between the right-leaning justices and the liberal professional organization.

AP/Elise Amendola
Chief Justice Roberts speaks at the American Bar Association's annual meeting at Boston, August 11, 2014. AP/Elise Amendola

The vote by the American Bar Association urging the Supreme Court to adopt a code of ethics signals a clash between the right-leaning justices and the liberal professional organization that has long set the rules of the road for America’s lawyers and carved out a place for itself in deciding which judges make it to the bench.  

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