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Lawyers and judges team up to ensure the court system is efficient and accessible for those forced to rebuild their lives
The road to recovery is arduous for disaster victims. For the increasing numbers of those victims who end up in court in an… MORE
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A first of its kind study, Family Justice Initiative: The Landscape of Domestic Relations Cases in State Courts, brings together national data from family cases that confirms what we have long known at IAALS: family courts must do more to focus… MORE
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Karen Mathis is leaving IAALS at the end of this month. Karen has been the Associate Executive Director of IAALS since 2012, and prior to that, she served on IAALS’ Board of Advisors. Her career has been extraordinary (and will continue to… MORE
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What are your predictions for legal education in 2012? Dean Daniel B. Rodriguez of Northwestern Law recently asked commenters for their predictions, and also made five of his own, including the need for law schools to seek alternative sources of… MORE
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The Association of American Law Schools is meeting in Washington, DC, this week for its annual meeting, which is themed "Academic Freedom and Academic Duty." This Inside HigherEd article previews the conference, which three members of the Educating… MORE
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American Bar Association (ABA) President William Robinson recently spoke with Thomson Reuters to respond to growing criticism of the ABA's role "in fostering high expectations about legal jobs."
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Scott Fruehwald at Legal Skills Prof Blog recently reviewed Contracts: A Context and Practice Casebook, authored by Michael Hunter Schwartz and Denise Riebe:
After having thoroughly studied this casebook over the last few weeks, I believe that it… MORE
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Three supreme court justices are up for reelection in 2012, but all three are running unopposed and will retain their seats.
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Republicans legislators have introduced several bills this session aimed at the courts, including changing the way judges are disciplined and amending the constitution to address how judges are selected. A proposal that would have stripped the… MORE
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After ten years of leading the court, Chief Justice Christine Durham is stepping down from that position but remaining on the court. Members of the court unanimously selected Justice Matthew B. Durant to serve as chief justice as of April 1.