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Resolutions: Midyear 2022

March 03, 2022 The Criminal Justice Section of the ABA Season 4 Episode 4
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Resolutions: Midyear 2022
Show Notes

Featuring: Stephen Saltzburg, Wallace and Beverley Woodbury University Professor of Law. Co-director of the Litigation and Dispute Resolution Program at George Washington University School of Law. Former CJS Chair.

The ABA policymaking body convened virtually Feb. 14 as part of the 2022 Midyear Meeting to debate and vote on a wide range of policy issues. CJS Delegate, Steve Saltzburg joins us to talk about the CJS resolutions that were cosponsored by CJS. Join us as we discuss new ABA policy around youth representation at court, youth homelessness, election law and more.

Here is the previous lactation room policy mentioned in this episode:
RESOLVED, That the American Bar Association encourages federal, state, and territorial legislatures and court systems, in conjunction with state and local bar associations, to support and assist with the establishment and maintenance of a lactation area in every appropriate courthouse, provided a lactation area is defined to mean a room in a courthouse for members of the public, including lawyers, jurors, litigants, witnesses, and observers, to express breast milk that:

  • Is shielded from view and free from intrusion from the public;
  • Has a door that can be locked;
  • Includes a place to sit, a table or other flat surface, and an electrical outlet;
  •  Is readily accessible to and usable by individuals with disabilities; and
  • Is not located in a restroom.  

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