IAALS Describes and Assesses Impartiality Protections for the Large Hidden Judiciary of Federal Executive Branch Adjudicators

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IAALS’ recent report to the Administrative Conference of the United States described a large but relatively unknown group of executive branch adjudicators who are not "Administrative Law Judges" (ALJs) governed by… MORE

IAALS Advances Justice with Sam Walker

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IAALS simply would not be what it is without the support of our partners and friends. They are essential to our efforts and hail from a wide range of backgrounds, viewpoints, and sectors. Every month, IAALS will shine the spotlight on one such… MORE

Learning from Arizona’s Success: Civil Justice Leaders Share Their Experiences

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More and more states are focused on civil justice reform in an effort to ensure their courts are accessible, efficient, and relevant to all. Arizona has been a long time leader in civil justice reform, and in 2015 Arizona renewed its… MORE

IAALS to Hold Final Court Compass Litigant Focus Group in Colorado

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The IAALS Court Compass project is exploring streamlined and simplified solutions that help people through the divorce and separation process. In partnership with experts from Stanford Law School’s Legal Design Lab, Northeastern School of… MORE

Teaching Access to Law through Unbundling

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Teaching unbundling, or limited scope representation, in law schools is necessary for new lawyers to develop the skills they need to operate in today’s changing legal services market. Legal services consumers want greater access to law and… MORE

Courts Must Change to Serve Increasing Victims of Natural Disasters

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Lawyers and judges team up to ensure the court system is efficient and accessible for those forced to rebuild their lives The road to recovery is arduous for disaster victims. For the increasing numbers of those victims who end up in court in an… MORE

New Report Sheds Light on the Need for Reform for Family Cases

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A first of its kind study, Family Justice Initiative: The Landscape of Domestic Relations Cases in State Courts, brings together national data from family cases that confirms what we have long known at IAALS: family courts must do more to focus… MORE

A Leader and a Friend: After Six Years, Karen Mathis “Retires” from IAALS

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Karen Mathis is leaving IAALS at the end of this month. Karen has been the Associate Executive Director of IAALS since 2012, and prior to that, she served on IAALS’ Board of Advisors. Her career has been extraordinary (and will continue to… MORE
The IAALS Lawyers Council (LC) is a group of prominent law firms and businesses committed to reexamining how the American civil justice system can better serve the needs of us all. Members engage and collaborate with IAALS through our programming… MORE
When Justice Sandra Day O’Connor retired from the U.S. Supreme Court in 2006, she committed herself to two things she cares passionately about: judicial independence and civics education. She began working on judicial independence at Georgetown Law… MORE