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In February, the American Bar Association Commission on Racial and Ethnic Diversity presented IAALS board member Walter Sutton with the 2013 Spirit of Excellence Award, which celebrates the efforts and accomplishments of lawyers who work to promote… MORE
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Under British Columbia's new Family Relations Act, unmarried couples who have lived together for more than two years will now have the same property rights as married couples. The changes went into effect March 18 and require common law spouses to "… MORE
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Last week, in Adoptive Couple v. Baby Girl, the U.S. Supreme Court heard arguments to decide whether custody rights of a three-year-old girl should go to her adoptive parents or her biological father, who is a member of the Cherokee… MORE
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Senators Ron Johnson (R) and Tammy Baldwin (D) have agreed to a restructuring of the commission that has been used in Wisconsin since 1979 to advise senators in recommending potential candidates for federal judge and prosecutor vacancies in the… MORE
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This report represents the third stage of an extended IAALS study of civil litigation in Oregon.
The first two stages examined civil case processing in the U.S. District Court for the District of Oregon, and perceptions of the Oregon bench and bar… MORE
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Last year, we reported on the results of a survey of Fellows of the American College of Trial Lawyers (ACTL), conducted by IAALS and the ACTL Task Force on Discovery. The survey collected the opinions of nearly 1500 experienced litigators,… MORE
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This report is intended to help jurisdictions interested in streamlining court practices and procedures to achieve greater efficiency.
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Published in collaboration with the American College of Trial Lawyers Task Force on Discovery, this report serves as a guide for states interested in testing recommendations designed to reduce cost and delay in the civil justice system.
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Unfortunately, existing mechanisms in New York lack both the depth and breadth to provide information on judges and judicial candidates in a truly meaningful way. This need not be the case.
Across the country, states have adopted judicial… MORE
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Two new studies may help federal judges better achieve the objectives of Rule 1 of the Federal Rule of Civil Procedure—a “just, speedy, and inexpensive” resolution of civil cases.
The first study stems from an examination of the dockets of nearly 8… MORE