ABA Supports Uniform Law for Online Publication of Court Decisions and Laws

ABA Supports Uniform Law for Online Publication of Court Decisions and Laws

The ABA House of Delegates has approved a resolution supporting the Uniform Electronic Legal Material Act governing the authentication and preservation of laws, court decisions and other legal materials published online. Resolution 102B supporting the model law was approved on a voice vote, though a significant number of delegates voted nay. Speaking in favor of the model law was former ABA executive director Robert Stein, the immediate past president of the National Conference of Commissioners on Uniform State Laws. Stein said the act, promulgated by NCCUSL last year, does not address specifics of technology to be used because…