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Professor Debra Moss Curtis, of the Nova Southeastern University Law Center, has published an article calling for legal educators to look at other programs in higher education, as well as experts who study education, as guidance when considering… MORE
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A new study from the American Constitution Society finds a correlation between the airing of TV ads in state supreme court races and justices' decisions in criminal cases.
According to Skewed Justice: Citizens United, Television Advertising and… MORE
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Professor Neil W. Hamilton of the University of St. Thomas School of Law, an ETL Consortium School, recently published an article that analyzes empirical research on the competencies that legal employers and clients are looking for in new lawyers.… MORE
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This Thursday and Friday, November 6-7, 2014, the Law School Survey of Student Engagement's (LSSSE) “Data and Assessment in Legal Education: The Necessities, The Possibilities” symposium will be held at Saint Louis University School of Law. The goal… MORE
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In a recent blog post on cross-border e-discovery, Sasha L. Hefler and Chris Dale discuss the differences between discovery in the United States and abroad, and the resulting challenges. As they point out, discovery in the United States is much more… MORE
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Here's an overview of 2014 election outcomes that impacted state courts and judges.
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Tennessee voters approved Amendment 2, which establishes a modified federal selection process—gubernatorial appointment with senate confirmation… MORE
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A recent article in the Denver Bar Association's The Docket reviewed the dilemma that surrounds how states select and retain judges. One of the most contentious issues is whether judges should be chosen in contested elections like other public… MORE
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Three Colorado jurists who were identified as outstanding case managers in Working Smarter, Not Harder: How Excellent Judges Manage Cases have shared their expanded views of successful practices in an article for The Colorado Lawyer. The judges… MORE
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Last week, IAALS met with the other members and staff of the Conference of Chief Justices Civil Justice Improvements committee for its second plenary meeting in Washington D.C. The committee is evaluating civil justice improvement efforts around the… MORE
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On November 13-14, 2014, IAALS convened a group of senior in-house counsel and corporate management from around the country to discuss the challenges of preservation and production in the United States. Disputes about discovery can both derail… MORE