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Brittany Kauffman CEO With the new year comes reflections on the past, and predictions for the future. This is equally true in the world of e-discovery, and there are many commentators around the country who are taking this opportunity to reflect on the …

Meryl Justin Chertoff Executive Director, Georgetown Program on State and Local Government Policy and Law (SALPAL) Last Tuesday's Supreme Court argument in Williams-Yulee v. Florida Bar was the latest chapter in the Court's struggle to balance electoral …

Natalie Anne Knowlton Advisor on Regulatory Innovation Iowa Supreme Court Chief Justice Mark S. Cady announced in his 2015 State of the Judiciary speech the creation of a task force “to make recommendations for greater consistency, efficiency, and …

Alli Gerkman Former Senior Director It's a big month at Educating Tomorrow's Lawyers . We're about to release our first major report—a study of the Daniel Webster Scholar Honors Program at the University of New Hampshire School of Law . I don't want to …

Brittany Kauffman CEO Discovery in litigation can be complicated and expensive, and electronic discovery is no exception. The preservation and production of electronically stored information presents ample opportunities for complication and expense, …

Malia Reddick Former Manager, Quality Judges Initiative According to data presented by Russell Wheeler of the Brookings Institution, President Obama has seen a higher judicial confirmation rate (92 percent) after six years in office than did President …

Natalie Anne Knowlton Advisor on Regulatory Innovation The National Center for State Courts recently released a screening tool for divorce cases to help courts “meaningfully differentiate cases.” The tool is designed to identify families who are largely …

Malia Reddick Former Manager, Quality Judges Initiative In the upcoming legislative session in a handful of states, lawmakers are expected to propose legislation aimed at courts and judges. Some Washington legislators have filed a bill that would make the …

Rebecca Love Kourlis Founding Executive Director, IAALS We would like to extend our congratulations to Jon Streeter for his confirmation to California's First District Court of Appeal in San Francisco. Jon was  nominated by Governor Brown on November 11, …

Brittany Kauffman CEO This week, January 8-9, 2015, the Committee on Rules of Practice and Procedure will meet in Phoenix, Arizona. The Agenda Book includes a December 2, 2014, Report from the Advisory Committee on Civil Rules, along with the draft …

Riley Combelic IAALS Intern In November, Delaware Law Weekly published an article discussing how judicial vacancies are filled in Delaware. Specifically, the article focused on the state's Judicial Nominating Commission (JNC) and whether it is appropriate …

Alli Gerkman Former Senior Director It's been almost three-and-a-half years since we launched Educating Tomorrow's Lawyers . From the start, we were committed to supporting law schools and legal educators around the country who were doing innovative work. …

Riley Combelic IAALS Intern The institution of marriage in the United States is stronger today than it has been for quite some time—or is it? Recent articles from  The New York Times  and   The Week  debate the issue and reach different conclusions. The …

Brittany Kauffman CEO One of the current proposed amendments to the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, currently under consideration by the Supreme Court , addresses preservation of electronically stored information (ESI). The new proposed Rule 37(e) …

Brittany Kauffman CEO In 2014, we have continued to see a rise in the number of, and interest in, alternative processes designed to provide a more streamlined approach to the pretrial and trial process. While these programs are known by many different …

Malia Reddick Former Manager, Quality Judges Initiative According to a study recently released by the Manuel H. Johnson Center for the Political Economy at Troy University, Alabama should move from partisan elections of judges to commission-based …

Riley Combelic IAALS Intern Idaho has released a report evaluating its Informal Custody Trial (ICT) program . The ICT allows litigants in child custody cases to suspend the rules of evidence and the normal question-and-answer format of trial, waive the …

Riley Combelic IAALS Intern Like the United States, the United Kingdom has historically faced a lack of legal representation for low income individuals. In the U.K., the strain has been amplified by massive cuts in legal aid . The apparent lack of …

Maureen E. Schafer President, Schafer Company LLC In a historic 53.78%–46.22% decision, which is already beginning to transform the state's judiciary in significant ways, Nevada voters elected to create an Intermediate Court of Appeals during the November …

Brittany Kauffman CEO 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 …