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25 Syllabus 1 (1994)

handle is hein.journals/syllabus25 and id is 1 raw text is: American Bar Association Section of Legal Education and Admissions to the Bar ° Volume XXV, Number 1 * Winter 1994 ABA Launches Coalition for Justice he American Bar Association has launched a major new Coalition for Justice designed to ensure that lawyers and the public join hands and work together to provide quality justice for all Americans. Chaired by Frank J. Fahrenkopf, Jr., of Hogan and Hartson, Washington, D.C., the Coalition includes a select group of national leaders representing business, media, labor, consumer and civic organiza- tions, and the legal profession itself. At their first meeting, Fahrenkopf, former Republican National Com- mittee chairman, noted that our society has come to rely upon a sys- tem of justice that resolves disputes peacefully, protects individual rights and property, and is governed by laws and not by men. Fahrenkopf warned that when there is a break- down in confidence in our system of justice-the public doesn't feel the system is fair or it is denied access- the fabric of democracy is frayed. He added that episodes such as the riots following the Rodney King ver- dict provide disturbing evidence that we may have reached that point in the United States today. ABA President R. William Ide III noted that today this important institution-our justice system -is threatened by the same lack of confi- dence and trust that imperils many important American institutions. What is needed, Ide said, is noth- ing short of a revolution in our administration of justice-a peaceful shot heard 'round' the legal world. Ide said the justice system and the legal profession are at a crossroads and efforts to improve and enhance our system of justice would be strengthened if lawyers and judges were joined by members of the pub- lic. He said the ABA has launched the Coalition to develop and enhance partnerships with many national organizations and the public on jus- tice system issues. Fahrenkopf said the ABA is com- mitted to bold and new ways of thinking that will bring about criti- cally needed improvements in our justice system. The Coalition, he said, will coordinate ABA initiatives and, it is hoped, raise public aware- ness on a wide range of issues, including the unmet legal needs of children, access to justice, under- funding of the justice system, disci- pline, ethics, client relations, the Continued on page 9

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