> Trying to determine whether these standards should be as freely distributed as are other parts of the law, the ABA is proposing a compromise, known as Resolution 112. Malamud opposes it. Because ABA positions are taken often taken seriously by Congress, he has come to San Francisco to fight it.

I don't know if the last sentence is true. Here is a list of ABA propositions from last year: http://www.americanbar.org/news/reporter_resources/midyear-m.... Lots of feel-good stuff Congress totally ignores (e.g. urges Congress to adopt laws to protect wild animals).