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Natalie Anne Knowlton Advisor on Regulatory Innovation Forthcoming statistics from the National Survey of Family Growth show an increase in cohabitation among new parents , and demographers say this trend is likely to continue. The preliminary figures …

Riley Combelic IAALS Intern Dean Rachel Van Cleave of Golden Gate University School of Law recently published an article  discussing the optimism of current law students and the responsibility of law schools to "have the courage to make our students' …

Malia Reddick Former Manager, Quality Judges Initiative For the first time in more than 40 years, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court has amended its Code of Judicial Conduct . Among the new rules is a provision that requires judges to recuse themselves from …

Alli Gerkman Former Senior Director Professor Steven Friedland of Elon University School of Law uses a problem-based teaching method to guide his required, upper-level Evidence Law course. Drawing upon his trial experience as a prosecutor, Friedland's …

Malia Reddick Former Manager, Quality Judges Initiative A Tennessee trial court judge has ruled that the composition of the state's judicial performance evaluation commission violates the state constitution. The challenge was brought by attorney John Jay …

Zachary Willis Director of Communications For over 75 years, American civil courts have operated under rules intended to “secure a just, speedy, and inexpensive” resolution of cases. In far too many courts around the country, though, the system is falling …

Natalie Anne Knowlton Advisor on Regulatory Innovation Katherine Kirk Former IAALS Intern In a recent article in  The Colorado Lawyer , Judge Elizabeth Starrs gives practitioners insight from the bench, including helpful practice tips and an explanation …

Brittany Kauffman CEO IAALS Executive Director Rebecca Love Kourlis recently joined John J. Jablonski, a partner with Goldberg Segalla, in a discussion about the proposed federal rule amendments , as published by the Washington Legal Foundation in their …

Natalie Anne Knowlton Advisor on Regulatory Innovation Documentary film Divorce Corp opens in cities across the country today, drawing critical attention to family courts and those involved in the system, such as attorneys, judges, and custody …

Brittany Kauffman CEO The Iowa Supreme Court has requested comments on proposed amendments to the discovery provisions in the Iowa Rules of Civil Procedure and a proposed new rule allowing for streamlined and expedited civil actions for cases involving …

Natalie Anne Knowlton Advisor on Regulatory Innovation Katherine Kirk Former IAALS Intern France is considering a proposal that would allow divorcing couples who are in agreement on their issues to divorce without appearing before a judge . Nearly half of …

Malia Reddick Former Manager, Quality Judges Initiative With the start of a new year comes the convening of state legislatures around the country, and, in a number of states, judicial selection reform is on the table. In Kansas, conservative legislators …

Robert P. Thompson Former Director of Communications & Marketing IAALS Executive Director Rebecca Love Kourlis paid a pre-holiday, virtual visit to LXBN TV to talk about the effects of partisan elections of judges across the country. Kourlis weighed in on …

Alli Gerkman Former Senior Director In his Voices from the Field interview, John Walsh, U.S. Attorney for the District of Colorado, encourages legal education reformers to consider new strategies to help teach students more than just legal analysis and …

Zachary Willis Director of Communications IAALS will be closed from December 25 through January 1, but we promise to pick up where we left off in the new year! Thanks for reading and being a part of our mission to change the American legal system for the …

Malia Reddick Former Manager, Quality Judges Initiative According to the Michigan Campaign Finance Network (MCFN), more than $18 million was spent in two Michigan Supreme Court races in 2012. Of this, nearly $14 million was spent on candidate-focused …

Zachary Willis Director of Communications IAALS Executive Director Rebecca Love Kourlis and Chief Judge Janice Davidson participated in a Law Day program on Colorado's merit selection system in 2012.   Denver, CO - IAALS, the Institute for the Advancement …

Malia Reddick Former Manager, Quality Judges Initiative In August 2014, all of Tennessee's appellate judges will appear on the ballot, and voters will decide whether they should be retained in office. By that time, the  Judicial Performance Evaluation …

Natalie Anne Knowlton Advisor on Regulatory Innovation A recent survey in the United Kingdom asked respondents for their opinions on both court and non-court proceedings for divorcing couples . Overall, only 51 percent of those surveyed indicated they …

Zachary Willis Director of Communications We are excited to announce that two new law schools have joined the Educating Tomorrow's Lawyers Consortium: Loyola University Chicago and Georgia State University. Members of the Consortium demonstrate …