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The American Bar Association's Task Force on the Future of Legal Education convened during the ABA's mid-year meeting in Dallas to hear testimony from individuals about opportunities to improve legal education. ABA President Laurel G. Bellows told… MORE
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Federal public defender Ray Moore was one of 11 nominees voted out of the Senate Judiciary Committee on February 14. As IAALS Online has covered in the past, Moore was among the candidates that an 11-member, bipartisan screening committee… MORE
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In a recent article, the New York Times discusses parenting partnerships, also known as co-parenting, in which two people maintain no romantic relationship but have and share responsibility for a child. In the article, proponents suggest… MORE
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The University of Denver has announced the award recipients for its Annual Founders Day Gala, and we are proud to announce that IAALS Associate Executive Director Karen J. Mathis is among them. Karen, a 1972 graduate of the University,… MORE
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In September 2012, 21 law schools sent representatives to Educating Tomorrow’s Lawyers’ first conference, “The Development of Professional Identity in Legal Education: Rethinking Learning and Assessment.” The conference sought collaboration among… MORE
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Mercer University Walter F. George School of Law is one of the oldest law schools in the United States and has a longstanding commitment to legal education along the lines proposed in the Carnegie Report. This dedication to professionalism and… MORE
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The Quality Judges Initiative is pleased to announce the addition of two new members to the ranks of the O'Connor Advisory Committee—Professor Talbot "Sandy" D'Alemberte and Professor Keith Swisher. D'Alemberte is President Emeritus of Florida… MORE
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Tennessee’s senate approved by a 29-2 vote a proposed constitutional amendment that has been nicknamed “The Founding Fathers Plan Plus.” The proposal would establish a federal selection process for appellate judges—gubernatorial appointment with… MORE
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Legislators in Illinois have filed three measures that would enhance judicial qualifications and alter the judicial selection and retention process. Among the proposed reforms—which would require amending the constitution—are a commission-… MORE
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Justice Pat Roggensack and Marquette University law professor Ed Fallone were the top two vote-getters in the February 19 primary election for a seat on Wisconsin’s supreme court, and they will compete in the April 2 general election. Though… MORE