The policy of the American Bar Association gives its entities the right to publish their newsletters without Association permission. In accordance with that policy, next week the ABA Forum on Communications Law will publish a newsletter article on presidential candidate Donald J. Trump and his frequent use of speech-related lawsuits. In the past week, there has been inaccurate media coverage of this matter.

After the article was first submitted for publication, ABA staff suggested some edits to the article that were in keeping with the ABA’s commitment to non-partisanship. The author did not discuss the editing suggestions with ABA staff and instead withdrew her article for publication.

To be clear, the ABA did not refuse to publish the article.

The author resubmitted the article for publication with the Association and it has been accepted by the Forum on Communications Law. The views expressed in the article are those of the author and do not reflect the views of the American Bar Association.