Watchdog warns legal powerhouse has made far-left advocacy their 'dominant focus' over the last decade

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A conservative watchdog group is adding fodder to the debate over whether the American Bar Association has become a politicized institution favoring the left. A new report released by Trump-aligned lawfare group America First Legal, co-founded by one of the president's top advisors, Stephen Miller, claims that the ABA's Standing Committee on Amicus Curiae Briefs over the last decade has produced 80% of left-leaning liberal arguments, 20% neutral and non conservatively-aligned. Meanwhile, in all 6 cases the ABA has filed amicus briefs involving Trump, the ABA went against the president or his allies. President Donald Trump's second term has included attacks against the ABA, arguing it has politicized its accrediting power, and has favored Democratic Party-backed candidates when vetting judicial nominees. The ABA's size and legacy make it the premier trade association for the legal sector, but some conservatives fear the group's power is becoming a "monopoly." REPUBLICANS CALL FOR TRUMP TO CUT OFF AMERICAN BAR ASSOCIATION "The ABA requires that amicus briefs be authorized by its Board of Governors and must be consistent with existing ABA policy or involve matters of ‘special significance to lawyers or the legal profession,'" a press release from AFL argued. "Briefs on birthright citizenship, transgender healthcare for minors, and the Texas heartbeat law fall well outside that mandate." Fox News Digital reached out to the ABA for comment on the allegations about its amicus filings, but did not receive a response in time for publication. According to AFL's audit, which scanned briefs filed between April 2016 and February 2026, there were a total of 87 filed. Seventy of them "favored a liberal or progressive outcome," AFL argues, while none they came across were "conservative-aligned" the group added. The remaining covered what AFL described as neutral issues, such as a patent law case. TRUMP LAWYER IN JACK SMITH CASE DRAWS CONSERVATIVE BACKING AFTER DOJ PRAISE RATTLES…