Cleveland Bar Association Records, Series III 1956

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Cleveland Bar Association Records, Series III 1956

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The Cleveland Bar Association was founded in 1873 in Cleveland, Ohio, to establish and enforce standards of conduct for members of the legal profession and to promote legal and judicial reform. The Cleveland Bar Association was instrumental in the formation of the Ohio State and American Bar Associations. The collection consists of an entry form for the Right to Counsel Award and includes statements, correspondence and newspaper clippings explaining the Bar's action in defending nine indigent communist defendants in the Ohio Smith Act trial in 1956.

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Organization (f. 1873) of Cleveland (Ohio) lawyers whose purpose is to maintain the honor and dignity of the law profession and promote legal and judicial reform. Operating via a series of committees, the association over the years has investigated misconduct by lawyers, judges, sheriffs, and police, which has resulted in resignations and/or disbarment. From the description of Records, series II, 1937-1977. (Rhinelander District Library). WorldCat record id: 22582491 Founded...