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In a recent opinion issuing discovery sanctions, a federal district court judge in the Northern District of Iowa denounced modern discovery practice in the United States. Judge Mark W. Bennett began the opinion with a reference to Hamlet: “Something… MORE
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IAALS and its Quality Judges Initiative are pleased to announce the release of a new report on the judicial nominating commissions used to select supreme court justices in 30 states and Washington, D.C. With Choosing Judges: Judicial Nominating… MORE
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New Mexico judges are chosen through a process that is truly unique. Since 1988, judicial vacancies have been filled by commission-based appointment. Appointees then face a partisan election to keep their seats. At the conclusion of their terms,… MORE
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The latest round of proposed amendments published for comment appear to be just housekeeping measures, and therefore are not nearly as significant as the proposed amendments that were published for comment last August, and which we have previously… MORE
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Last month, Suffolk University Law School, an Educating Tomorrow's Lawyers Consortium school, hosted the first-ever "Hackcess to Justice" legal hackathon. The event was designed to bring together some of the best legal and… MORE
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Chad G. Asarch recently wrote an article in The Colorado Lawyer discussing the Real Estate Transactions course he teaches, which emphasizes practical legal skills in a non-clinical, traditional classroom setting. In contemplating the structure of… MORE
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There have been a few new resources made available for separating or divorcing families in the United Kingdom.
The first is the Family Separation Hub, a website that provides information to families who are going through, or are considering,… MORE
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In May, we launched Foundations for Practice, an ambitious project that will study the foundations entry-level lawyers need to launch successful careers, identify models of legal education to get us there, and develop hiring tools to help… MORE
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A year ago today, the Resource Center for Separating and Divorcing Families (RCSDF or Resource Center) opened its doors at the University of Denver to serve families in the Denver-metro area. Based on an interdisciplinary out-of-court model … MORE
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A recent ABA survey report found that self-help legal centers around the nation "are a vibrant and effective resource" to those they serve. The ABA's Standing Committee on the Delivery of Legal Services surveyed approximately 500 self-help… MORE