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- The reports focused on a featured speech at a national legal meeting
- The Annual Meeting recap connected the Opening Assembly to human trafficking
- Other meeting coverage highlighted major speakers and policy work
- The House of Delegates activity was described as part of the same event
- Why summaries like these can be easy to misread
- Sources
Key Facts
- Federal and state: ABA Journal reported on August 7, 2013, that Justice Anthony M. Kennedy was slated to appear at the ABA Annual Meeting in San Francisco.
- Federal and state: ABA Journal described Justice Kennedy as the featured speaker at the ABA Opening Assembly.
- Federal and state: An ABA Washington Letter recap of the 2013 Annual Meeting described the House of Delegates adopting new policies on an array of topics.
- Federal and state: The same Washington Letter recap stated that Justice Kennedy, in his Opening Assembly address, urged continued attention to human trafficking.
- Federal and state: The Washington Letter recap described U.S. Attorney General Eric H. Holder Jr. as a guest of the House of Delegates during the Annual Meeting.
- Federal and state: The Washington Letter recap stated that Hillary Rodham Clinton received the ABA Medal during the Annual Meeting.
- Federal and state: The Washington Letter recap reported that outgoing ABA President Laurel G. Bellows passed the gavel to James R. Silkenat during an August 12 session.
- Federal and state: ABA Journal reported that the policy-making House of Delegates was scheduled to meet on Monday and Tuesday during the 2013 Annual Meeting.
The reports focused on a featured speech at a national legal meeting
Public coverage in August 2013 described Justice Anthony M. Kennedy as a high-profile speaker at the ABA Annual Meeting in San Francisco, with ABA Journal identifying him as the featured speaker for the meeting’s Opening Assembly.
The Annual Meeting recap connected the Opening Assembly to human trafficking
After the meeting, an ABA Washington Letter recap described Justice Kennedy’s Opening Assembly remarks as urging continued attention to human trafficking.
Other meeting coverage highlighted major speakers and policy work
ABA Journal’s preview also listed other prominent speakers, including Hillary Rodham Clinton and U.S. Attorney General Eric H. Holder Jr., as part of the same Annual Meeting program.
The House of Delegates activity was described as part of the same event
The ABA Washington Letter recap described the House of Delegates adopting new policies during a two-day session at the Annual Meeting, and it also reported a leadership transition during an August 12 session.
Why summaries like these can be easy to misread
Event announcements and meeting recaps often mix scheduling details, speaker highlights, and organizational actions in one place, so separate items can sound like a single formal “proceeding” even when they describe different parts of the program.
