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 better. We look forward to more big… MORE
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 are expected to pursue a constitutional change… MORE
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 the same concerns that U.S. Supreme Court Justice Sonia… MORE
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 French marriages end in divorce, and 54 percent of these divorces are uncontested.… MORE
In his Voices from the Field interview, Bill Walters, Partner at Heizer Paul and former president of the Colorado Bar Association, suggests that law schools need to expose students to the various career options they have following law school, which… MORE
In a recent article in The Colorado Lawyer, Judge Elizabeth Starrs gives practitioners insight from the bench, including helpful practice tips and an explanation of the Denver domestic relations process. Many of her observations suggest the… MORE
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 $75,000 or less in… MORE
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 evaluators. Directed by first-time filmmaker Joseph… MORE
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 “Conversations… MORE
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 course is conducted as a form of… MORE