Statement of ABA President Carolyn B. Lamm in American Bar Association vs. Federal Trade Commission

Statement of ABA President Carolyn B. Lamm
in American Bar Association vs. Federal Trade Commission
copied from ABA website: http://www.abanet.org/abanet/media/statement/statement.cfm?releaseid=810

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ABA Applauds Injunction, Summary Judgment in Red Flags Suit

WASHINGTON, D.C., Oct. 29, 2009 -- This ruling is an important victory for American lawyers and the clients we serve. The court recognized that the Federal Trade Commission’s interpretation of the Fair and Accurate Credit Transactions Act over-reaches and its application to lawyers is unreasonable. By voiding the FTC’s interpretation of a statute that was clearly not intended to apply to the legal profession, the court has ensured that lawyers stay focused on the mission of their work: providing aid and counsel to the individuals and organizations that need us.

With nearly 400,000 members, the American Bar Association is the largest voluntary professional membership organization in the world. As the national voice of the legal profession, the ABA works to improve the administration of justice, promotes programs that assist lawyers and judges in their work, accredits law schools, provides continuing legal education, and works to build public understanding around the world of the importance of the rule of law.