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Brittany Kauffman CEO Mark Staines IAALS Intern Debtor’s prisons have been illegal in the United States for nearly 200 years, and in 1983 the United State Supreme Court’s ruling in  Bearden v. Georgia  again made it clear that judges cannot send people to …

Mark Staines IAALS Intern In every state across the nation, judges in family court regularly deal with challenging custody issues as families proceed through the divorce process. And, recent amendments to Alaska’s divorce laws have added another important …

Mark Staines IAALS Intern New Mexico Supreme Court Chief Justice Charles Daniels had  grim news  for state legislators at his annual State of the Judiciary speech last month: the state’s judicial system may no longer be able to provide New Mexicans with …

Carolyn A. Tyler Former Director of Communications This week’s Denver Post carried a guest commentary by IAALS Executive Director Rebecca Love Kourlis comparing the rule of law and attacks on the judiciary to this year’s Super Bowl. She wrote, “But in the …

Brittany Kauffman CEO Last year, U.S. Supreme Court Chief Justice Roberts dedicated his  2015 year-end report on the State of the Judiciary  to extolling the new amendments to the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure. He noted the amendments serve as an …

Carolyn A. Tyler Former Director of Communications Zachary Willis Director of Communications IAALS Releases Blueprint for Judicial Performance Commissions Robust evaluation of judges has a dual purpose. It educates judges on their strengths and weaknesses …

Natalie Anne Knowlton Advisor on Regulatory Innovation Dona Playton Associate Professor and Director, Family and Child Legal Advocacy Clinic, University of Wyoming College of Law Former Director, Honoring Families Initiative The January 2017 edition of …

Brittany Kauffman CEO Later this week at the ABA Midyear Meeting, a panel discussion will focus on the current challenges facing our civil justice system, recommendations for achieving civil justice for all, and how to make these recommendations a reality …

Malia Reddick Former Manager, Quality Judges Initiative Based on its decade of work in the field of judicial performance evaluation (JPE), IAALS was invited to contribute a chapter on this topic to the recently published 8th edition of the American Bar …

Mark Staines IAALS Intern It has been just over a year since substantial changes were made to the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, aimed at reducing the high costs and long delays faced by civil court litigants. And, this effort has not been limited to …

Dona Playton Associate Professor and Director, Family and Child Legal Advocacy Clinic, University of Wyoming College of Law Former Director, Honoring Families Initiative The Deschutes County Circuit Court in Oregon recently adopted an Informal Domestic …

Carolyn A. Tyler Former Director of Communications Zachary Willis Director of Communications New IAALS Report Offers Insights for Legal Employers and Aims to Close the Employment Gap Many legal employers still rely on criteria like class rank, law school …

Mark Staines IAALS Intern Our  Foundations for Practice  project has permeated the profession as law schools and legal employers seek to bridge the gap between ensuring students learn the right skills and competencies to be successful in practice and …

Rebecca Love Kourlis Founding Executive Director, IAALS Daniel Ritchie , and his longtime assistant, Carolyn Foster, are moving into offices here at IAALS this week. They left campus eleven years ago when Dan stepped down as Chancellor of the University …

Mark Staines IAALS Intern At a point when public mistrust of the government seems to be at an all-time high, a recent  survey  conducted by the National Center for State Courts (NCSC) shows that public opinion of at least one branch of government is …

Carolyn A. Tyler Former Director of Communications IAALS is pleased to welcome Dona Playton as its new Director of the Honoring Families Initiative effective December 23, 2016. Dona comes to IAALS from the University of Wyoming College of Law where she …

Rebecca Love Kourlis Founding Executive Director, IAALS We are reaching out to encourage you—as a supporter of our work—to vote! Recently, the Center for Out-of-Court Divorce , together with IAALS at the University of Denver, was honored to be a nominee …

Natalie Anne Knowlton Advisor on Regulatory Innovation Brittany Kauffman CEO The Legal Services Corporation (LSC) released a Request for Proposals  to identify potential participants in a pilot project for implementing access to justice portals. The legal …

Martin Katz Professor and Former Dean, University of Denver Sturm College of Law (Review of Rachel Arnow-Richman and Nantiya Ruan, Developing Professional Skills: Workplace Law (West 2016)) There is an exciting movement toward practical legal education in …

Barbara Blackwell Former Senior Director of Strategic Partnerships Mark Staines IAALS Intern IAALS works extensively with partners from around the country as we take on the toughest problems in the legal system. Our Business Leadership Network brings …