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American Bar Association Resolution 112: Championing Public Access To The Law., Nina A. Mendelson Oct 2016

American Bar Association Resolution 112: Championing Public Access To The Law., Nina A. Mendelson

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In August 2016, the American Bar Association House of Delegates reaffirmed the fundamental democratic principle of public access to the law. ABA Resolution 112 calls on Congress to enact legislation ensuring a basic level of public access, without charge, to all regulatory law. Such legislation would address serious current obstacles to the public’s ability to see the law.