Addressing the Digital Divide in a Virtual World

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In 2019, sports stadiums were selling out seats, office water coolers were drawing crowds, and courthouses were holding hundreds of in-person hearings each day. Fast forward to 2020 and things look quite different. Stadiums now have recorded cheers… MORE

Paula Littlewood, IAALS Board Member and Legal Rebel, Urges Profession to Break Out of Echo Chamber

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Earlier this year, Paula Littlewood, IAALS Board of Advisors member and past executive director of the Washington State Bar Association, was a guest on ABA Journal’s Legal Rebels podcast. During the episode, she spoke about how she came to be an… MORE

Walter Sutton

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Walter L. Sutton, Jr., served as Associate General Counsel - Legal Administration and External Relations at Wal-mart Stores, Inc. In this position, Sutton was an internal advocate for the Legal Department’s diversity initiatives. He also… MORE

2020 Judicial Elections Bring Less Tumult, But Still a Few Surprises

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On the whole, 2020 was a quiet time for state judicial elections, at least in comparison to recent years. Fewer sitting judges were directly targeted for removal, and most of the efforts to oust judges failed at the ballot box. But even quiet years… MORE

Louisiana and Texas Implement Tools to Streamline Litigation and Hasten Recovery from Hurricanes

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In the past few months, there have been encouraging updates in several states aimed at more effectively addressing the legal needs of disaster survivors. Two states—Louisiana and Texas—implemented various tools to help streamline litigation arising… MORE

Measuring Justice Needs and Delivery in a Pandemic

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In June of this year, The Hague Institute for Innovation of Law (HiiL) surveyed 271 thought leaders in the justice sector about what it would mean to deliver justice during the COVID-19 crisis. Our goal was to collect real-time data about justice… MORE

IAALS Mourns the Loss of Our Friend and Colleague Paula Littlewood

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IAALS is deeply saddened by the news of Paula Littlewood’s passing, and we extend our sympathies to her family, friends, and colleagues. Paula’s partnership with IAALS was long and deep, and we will sorely miss her. Paula represents the best… MORE

IAALS' Michael Houlberg Discusses Court Innovation on Pandemic Positives Webinar

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On December 4, IAALS Manager Michael Houlberg joined Presiding Judge Clemens Landau of the Salt Lake City Justice Court for a webinar called “Pandemic Positives: The Silver Linings of the Justice System’s Otherwise Dark and Dreary Year.” Hosted by… MORE

US Justice Needs Project Benefits From Collaboration with Our Partners

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Last week, IAALS and our project partner HiiL (The Hague Institute for Innovation of Law) cohosted a series of virtual Justice Data Lab meetings with our US Justice Needs Advisory Committee and a few additional partners. In August launched the… MORE

Breaking Down the Silos: Dan Rodriguez Discusses the Need for a Less Balkanized Approach to Regulatory Reform

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On December 9, IAALS co-hosted a virtual discussion with Dan Rodriguez, former dean of Northwestern University Pritzker School of Law, on why our balkanized system of professional regulation makes it much more difficult to meet the demand for legal… MORE