Professor Ann C. Hodges, University of Richmond Law School, has published an article on Using Experiential Education to Develop Human Resources for the Nonprofit Community: A Course Study Analysis. The paper analyzes a course in Nonprofit… MORE
Legal Aid Ontario, established in 1998 by the Legal Aid Services Act, is an independent publicly funded organization that promotes access to justice for low-income individuals. The organization recently created programs that provide services to… MORE
The ABA recently honored Mercer University Walter F. George School of Law and Vanderbilt University Law School, both Educating Tomorrow's Lawyers Consortium schools, with their 2014 E. Smythe Gambrell Professionalism Awards. The award is… MORE
Recent events in Arkansas have prompted some state leaders to call for an end to electing judges, in favor of commission-based gubernatorial appointment.
In May, a contested nonpartisan primary race for an open seat on the state supreme… MORE
The United Kingdom Ministry of Justice recently announced the government's "commitment that from the age of 10, children and young people involved in all family court hearings in England and Wales will have access to judges to make their views… MORE
Mary G. Wilson served as the 17th president of the League of Women Voters of the United States (LWVUS). During her more than 20 years of service with the League of Women Voters, Ms. Wilson has held leadership positions at the national, state, and… MORE
Professor and ETL Fellow John Lande of the University of Missouri School of Law has helped bring together a new collection of resources for law school professors who teach Alternative Dispute Resolution or who use ADR simulations in their classes.… MORE
Law Week Colorado recently published an article detailing the launch of Educating Tomorrow's Lawyers' Foundations for Practice project. The goal of the project is to give law schools more information about the skills, competencies, characteristics,… MORE
In a recent opinion issuing discovery sanctions, a federal district court judge in the Northern District of Iowa denounced modern discovery practice in the United States. Judge Mark W. Bennett began the opinion with a reference to Hamlet: “Something… MORE
IAALS and its Quality Judges Initiative are pleased to announce the release of a new report on the judicial nominating commissions used to select supreme court justices in 30 states and Washington, D.C. With Choosing Judges: Judicial Nominating… MORE