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In anticipation of confirmation hearings for Governor Christie’s two supreme court appointees, public employees unions expressed concern to the senate about the governor’s partisan approach to judicial appointments. They allege that the governor… MORE
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The state judicial commission is investigating an ethics complaint against Justice David Prosser, stemming from a physical altercation with another justice. The supreme court will ultimately decide whether sanctions should be imposed, and Prosser is… MORE
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The court of appeals ruled that Clear the Bench Colorado is a political committee, rather than an issue committee, and thus is subject to contribution limits of $525 per contributor per election cycle. The group formed in 2009 to challenge the… MORE
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A state bar task force is considering a variety of judicial election reforms, including creating a response committee to identify false statements made in judicial campaigns, providing a voter guide with information about judicial candidates, and… MORE
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The house judiciary committee approved a bill establishing a public financing system for state supreme court elections.
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Professor David Thomson gave a talk on outcomes reform in legal education on March 29, 2012, at a conference sponsored by the Center for Excellence in Law Teaching at Albany Law School. He shared some of his thoughts on the topic and his… MORE
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Dean Chemerinsky’s most recent law review article on meaningful law school reform discusses clinical/experiential learning, the need for giving feedback to students, and the realities of budget limitations. “Legal education has changed… MORE
Law Schools That Have Adopted Significant Educational Reforms: Other Schools With Innovative Program
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Scott Fruehwald revisits the "Langdellian Bargain" and how five Educating Tomorrow's Lawyers consortium schools are pushing the limits of that model. Some of the innovative programs he identifies are the Leadership, Ethics and Democracy (LEAD)… MORE
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Justices Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Sonia Sotomayor and Elena Kagan recently joined Justice Sandra Day O'Connor, the honorary chair of our O'Connor Advisory Committee, at the Newseum to commemorate the 30th anniversary of Justice O'Connor's first… MORE
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The state legislature approved a new judicial discipline system, calling for replacing the existing disciplinary body—the court on the judiciary—with an entity known as the board of judicial conduct. The ten judge members will be appointed by… MORE