Marsha Kline Pruett, Ph.D., M.S.L., ABPP, is the Maconda Brown O’Connor Professor at Smith College School for Social Work. She has twenty-five years of clinical experience, with expertise in couples counseling, father involvement and coparenting… MORE
The Cook County Circuit Court in Illinois recently revised its rule in domestic relations mediation: Rule 13.4(e). The revision was made to further the court's intention of providing parties to domestic relations cases with more autonomy to… MORE
On April 24, 2014, IAALS was pleased to host its 7th Annual Rebuilding Justice Award Dinner at the Ralph L. Carr Colorado Judicial Center in downtown Denver. Joined by 150 local and national leaders, innovators, and stakeholders in the American… MORE
Denver, Colo. – IAALS, the Institute for the Advancement of the American Legal System at the University of Denver, is pleased to announce "Foundations for Practice." Led by Educating Tomorrow's Lawyers, this ambitious project focuses on improving… MORE
Judicial independence is like freedom in that it is often taken for granted, and always at risk. Simply stated, judicial independence means that one branch of government is not subject to the will of the majority. The other two, of course, are. That… MORE
Speaker of the Senate and Lieutenant Governor Ron Ramsey, a Republican, is leading the charge against three supreme court justices standing for retention in August. (All appellate judges in Tennessee stand for retention at the same time every eight… MORE
As a soon-to-be-graduate, I often find my head swirling with concerns and worries about life after law school. Lately, the thought of life in a big law firm has lost its luster. Like many students, I find the money, the work security, and the… MORE
A 93% satisfaction measure is not something you see every day. And, it is even more unusual in circumstances where people reporting such a high percentage account for both winners and losers, which is exactly why Chief Justice Matthew B. Durrant… MORE
Denver, Colo. – IAALS, the Institute for the Advancement of the American Legal System at the University of Denver, is pleased to announce a $50,000 gift from El Pomar Foundation in support of a groundbreaking series of national conversations… MORE
Late last week, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit struck down a handful of provisions in Arizona's code of judicial conduct as they apply to the campaign behavior of judicial candidates.
Canon 4 of the code bars both sitting judges… MORE