Educating Tomorrow's Lawyers Fellow Discusses the Current State of Legal Education and the Need for Change

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Educating Tomorrow's Lawyers Fellow, Professor Michael Madison, has written a blog post examining the state of legal education and emphasizing the need for change. Professor Madison suggests that "[c]hanges in the client-side, demand-… MORE

Honoring Families Initiative Steering Committee Member Selected for Professional Responsibility Award

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Professor Rebecca Aviel, member of the Steering Committee to the Honoring Families Initiative, has won the third annual Fred C. Zacharias Memorial Prize for Scholarship in Professional Responsibility for her article, “The Boundary Claim’s… MORE

Kansas Merit Selection System at Risk

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Governor Sam Brownback and his conservative allies have gained substantial majorities in both houses of the Kansas Legislature as a result of the recent general election. With this support, it is predicted that in early 2013 Governor… MORE

National Organization Praises Work of Colorado Senators' Judicial Screening Committee

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People for the American Way lauded the work of a federal judicial screening committee established by Senators Udall and Bennet to assist them in recommending to the White House a replacement for a retiring U.S. District Court judge. Upon learning of… MORE

Ousted Iowa Justices Urge Business and Legal Communities to Preserve Independent Judiciary

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Speaking at the Colorado Judicial Institute’s Tenth Annual Judicial Excellence for Colorado dinner, former Iowa justices Marsha Ternus, David Baker, and Michael Streit stressed the importance to the business and legal communities of maintaining… MORE

ABA Task Force Seeks Public Input on State of Legal Education

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In August, the American Bar Association formed the Task Force on the Future of Legal Education to analyze the challenges facing law schools. The Task Force is now seeking comments about the goals law schools should adopt; student demographics;… MORE

Tide May Be Changing with Regard to Proportionality in E-Discovery

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A Metropolitan Corporate Counsel article this week asks "Are Courts Beginning to Take Proportionality Seriously in E-Discovery?" As the article recognizes, the concept of proportionality has been a part of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure… MORE

New IAALS Study Asks and Answers "What Has Happened with Rule 16.1 in Colorado?"

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IAALS has just released a Rule One Initiative research report entitled Measuring Rule 16.1: Colorado’s Simplified Procedure Experiment. In 2004, the Colorado Supreme Court put in place Rule 16.1, a voluntary pretrial process for smaller dollar-… MORE

Governor Perry Appoints Chief of Staff to Texas Supreme Court

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Governor Rick Perry appointed his chief of staff to fill a supreme court vacancy created by Justice Dale Wainwright’s September resignation. Governor Perry has a history of appointing close advisors to top state positions including seats… MORE

Groups Seek Justice Newby's Recusal Based on Campaign Support (Updated)

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Several groups have filed a motion requesting that Justice Paul Newby recuse himself from hearing their challenge to the legislature’s redistricting plan because of the campaign support he received from individuals and groups with a direct stake in… MORE