Rep. Michael Cloud Questions ABA President on Amicus Brief Leanings and Transgender Policy
The Forbes Breaking News clip covers a House hearing exchange where Rep. Michael Cloud questions ABA President about the group's non-partisan status. Cloud highlights 87 amicus briefs filed over ten years, with 70 favoring liberal outcomes and none conservative, plus ABA support for transgender medical interventions for minors and selective statements on lawyer discipline. The ABA president explains that amicus filings require existing House of Delegates policy developed through a deliberative, state-representative process and that the ABA does not control state bar discipline. A witness later discusses overlap between the ABA and its Section of Legal Education accrediting council, suggesting the Department of Education authorize additional accreditors.
Source: Forbes Breaking News
