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Alli Gerkman Former Senior Director Republican presidential candidate Newt Gingrich promised to “restore the proper role of the judicial branch.” Among his proposals in this regard are ignoring federal court decisions with which he disagrees and …

Alli Gerkman Former Senior Director In a recent presentation , Professor Daniel Martin Katz of Michigan State University College of Law promoted a new law school model that, among other things, blends practice skills with doctrine and favors students with …

Alli Gerkman Former Senior Director Senator Barbara Boxer continues to push the American Bar Association to require law schools to produce accurate job statistics and called the ABA's actions to date "half measures." Click here to read the article. Tue, …

Martin Katz Professor and Former Dean, University of Denver Sturm College of Law When we discuss legal education reform, some of the more jaded members of our community often ask, “Why is this time any different?”  They rattle off a list of dust-covered …

Stephen Daniels This is part three of a series discussing and analyzing the results of a survey sent by Educating Tomorrow's Lawyers to 210 U.S. and Canadian law schools to explore innovations in legal education. As described in an earlier post , …

Alli Gerkman Former Senior Director Supreme court justice Michael Eakin, who is standing for retention in November, has so far raised $427,000 to keep his seat. Even though the race is uncontested, his campaign may be preparing for a last-minute attack. …

Alli Gerkman Former Senior Director Law School Transparency reports that 15 more law schools will find themselves in litigation with recent graduates who claim that the schools misrepresented job placement statistics and violated state consumer protection …

Alli Gerkman Former Senior Director A subcommittee of the judicial branch in Connecticut is reviewing whether the state's evaluation system, which includes surveys to jurors and attorneys, is achieving its goal. The subcommittee is considering ways to …

Alli Gerkman Former Senior Director State legislatures are increasingly eyeing court budgets as they try to make deep cuts into their budgets, leaving state courts woefully underfunded and causing delays and concerns about the abilities of state courts to …

Alli Gerkman Former Senior Director Rebecca Love Kourlis was interviewed on Colorado Public Radio about the "failing grades" she gave civil courts in Rebuilding Justice . Tue, 10/04/2011 - …

Alli Gerkman Former Senior Director Some schools, including American University Washington College of Law , are using technology--specifically, video conferencing technology--to facilitate simulated negotiations in experiential law classes. Read more. …

Alli Gerkman Former Senior Director With the launch of Rebuilding Justice , which hit the shelves this week, Rebecca Love Kourlis wrote a guest post for Justice at Stake's Gavel Grab. We live in a world where problems are everywhere and attention spans …

Alli Gerkman Former Senior Director October 3 marks the first day of the U.S. Supreme Court's 2011-12 term, which is expected to steal some news headlines. But as we prepare for an eventful term in constitutional law, Rebecca Love Kourlis and Dirk Olin …

Alli Gerkman Former Senior Director State courts, which carry millions of cases per year across the country, are increasingly being targeted by state legislatures looking to make cuts. Click here to read the article. Mon, 10/03/2011 - …

Alli Gerkman Former Senior Director In a segment on experiential legal education (beginning on page 16 at the link), the National Jurist featured the work of Educating Tomorrow's Lawyers and one of its consortium schools, Washington and Lee University . …

Alli Gerkman Former Senior Director Through its foundation, Kirkland & Ellis is donating $2.75 million to Stanford Law School to support expanded clinic programs, new student awards and a series of discussions about the legal profession. Click here to …

Alli Gerkman Former Senior Director Jordan Furlong, who wrote last week about what he called " the decline and fall of law school ," came back to the topic of legal education. This time he focused on new lawyer training and looked at, among other ideas, …

Alli Gerkman Former Senior Director Law schools saw a decrease in applications this year and some believe prospective students are becoming more skeptical about the value of a law degree. Click here to read the article. Wed, 09/28/2011 - …

Alli Gerkman Former Senior Director The authors suggest that, though the Supreme Court of the United States has in recent years struck down campaign finance laws, it may be willing to tolerate limits on spending in judicial elections. Click here to read …

Alli Gerkman Former Senior Director In a move prompting widespread criticism, the American Bar Association's 2010 law school questionnaire will not require schools to report the percentage of graduates in part-time jobs or in jobs that do not require a …