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Zachary Willis Director of Communications Denver, Colo. – IAALS, the Institute for the Advancement of the American Legal System at the University of Denver, announces a first-of-its-kind national project to examine the growing trend of American families …

Malia Reddick Former Manager, Quality Judges Initiative The Colorado Supreme Court has rejected a proposed initiative intended for the November 2014 ballot that would amend the state constitution to allow voter recall of judges. In a 5-2 decision, the …

Riley Combelic IAALS Intern David Thomson, an Educating Tomorrow's Lawyers Fellow, has written two hybrid law school textbooks, which include both print and online components. The Skills & Values series of textbooks is “designed to provide a tool for …

Malia Reddick Former Manager, Quality Judges Initiative Recent national media coverage— Filibuster Weakened, Senate OK'ing Judges Faster ; Obama's Shocking Success on Judgeships Overturns Conventional Wisdom ;  Obama Leaves His Mark on the Federal Bench …

Malia Reddick Former Manager, Quality Judges Initiative Developed as part of the “Informed Voters – Fair Judges” project, a voter education effort led by the National Association of Women Judges (NAWJ), a short film featuring retired U.S. Supreme Court …

Zachary Willis Director of Communications On June 5, Alli Gerkman, Director of Educating Tomorrow's Lawyers , appeared on Colorado Public Radio to talk about efforts being made on a national scale to change legal education and how Educating Tomorrow's …

Riley Combelic IAALS Intern A recent article reported  that 46 percent of litigants in the UK court system are self-represented—and magistrates are starting to take notice. According to a survey, nearly 97 percent of the 461 magistrates polled agreed that …

Malia Reddick Former Manager, Quality Judges Initiative A federal judge has upheld the unusual system that Ohio uses to elect its judges, which features partisan primary elections and a nonpartisan general election. The challenge to the Ohio system was …

Riley Combelic IAALS Intern Anyone would be hard-pressed to find a prospective law student who has not obsessed over law school rankings like US News and World Report. In fact, it is likely that many prospective students use rankings as one of the …

Riley Combelic IAALS Intern San Diego's  "one-day divorce" pilot project , founded in March 2014, has already seen successes in its first few months . The program, implemented by the San Diego Superior Court, allows couples who meet  its requirements  to …

Zachary Willis Director of Communications Riley Combelic IAALS Intern Rocket Lawyer , founded in 2008, is an alternative, online legal service provider that many see as a first wave in a tidal shift in how legal services are delivered to the public. Their …

Malia Reddick Former Manager, Quality Judges Initiative Ending months of speculation, Governor Chris Christie re-nominated Chief Justice Stuart Rabner to the New Jersey Supreme Court. The move was part of a political compromise with senate leadership, …

Riley Combelic IAALS Intern The  University of Denver Sturm College of Law , one of  ETL's Consortium schools , now offers a  Live Client Guarantee . The Guarantee ensures that every student can receive hands-on client interactions outside of the …

Brittany Kauffman CEO At its meeting last week, the Judicial Conference's Committee on Rules of Practice and Procedure (the “Standing Committee”) approved the proposed amendments to the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, as recommended by the Advisory …

Malia Reddick Former Manager, Quality Judges Initiative IAALS Online wrote earlier this month about the burgeoning campaign in opposition to the retention of the three Tennessee justices on the August ballot. Those justices are responding with their own …

Katherine Kirk Former IAALS Intern Douglas O. Linder and Nancy Levit have compiled a handbook outlining what it takes to be a good lawyer. Drawing upon recent social science research and the experience of excellent practicing attorneys, Linder and Levit …

Brittany Kauffman CEO In advance of this week's Standing Committee meeting on May 29 and 30, the Advisory Committee on Civil Rules has drafted a new Committee Note to accompany its newly revised proposed Rule 37(e). This is another step forward in the …

Riley Combelic IAALS Intern The Journal of Legal Education of Southwestern Law School recently published an  article surveying the landscape of legal education . Authors Stephen Daniels, Martin Katz, and William Sullivan used an  Educating Tomorrow's …

Brittany Kauffman CEO A recent  blog post , penned by former Judge Steven I. Platt, argues for implementing a short, summary, and expedited civil jury trial process in Maryland. Judge Platt points out the importance of our judicial branch of government …

Brittany Kauffman CEO Corina D. Gerety Former Director of Research, IAALS Prior to issuing the 2009 “ Final Report ” containing proposed principles for improving the civil justice process, IAALS and the ACTL Task Force on Discovery and Civil Justice …