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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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We have now hit the necessary escape velocity to punch through the gravitational pull of 2020. 2021 awaits, full of promise, mystique, and excitement. I, like most of my peers, have taken to finishing most of my Zoom calls these days with the words… MORE
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On December 31, 2020, U.S. Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts issued his annual year-end report on the federal judiciary. In it, he lauds the flexibility and innovation shown by courts across the country as their operations were upended by the… MORE
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IAALS, the Institute for the Advancement of the American Legal System at the University of Denver, announced today that it has named Professor David Yellen as its new chief executive officer. Yellen will take over leadership from IAALS’ interim… MORE