SDNY § 1983 Plan, Instituted to Achieve Efficiencies, Under Review

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Federal judges in the Southern District of New York are currently evaluating a pilot project, known as the SDNY Pilot § 1983 Plan, that defines how cases alleging false arrest, excessive force, or malicious prosecution are handled against the NYPD.… MORE

Justice Sandra Day O'Connor to Deliver 3rd Annual John Paul Stevens Lecture

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On September 17, 2013, IAALS and the Byron R. White Center are bringing United States Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O'Connor (ret.) to Colorado to deliver the 3rd Annual John Paul Stevens Lecture. The Stevens Lecture brings a well-known… MORE

IAALS Continues to Grow with New Senior Director of Development

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IAALS, the Institute for the Advancement of the American Legal System at the University of Denver, is pleased to welcome Barbara Blackwell as its Senior Development Director. In this role, Blackwell will be responsible for developing and… MORE

Implicit Bias in Our Courts: From Juries to Judicial Performance Evaluation

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Richard Gabriel, president of the American Society of Trial Consultants Foundation and president of Decision Analysis, a national trial consulting company, recently penned an article for CNN following the conclusion of the George Zimmerman trial. In… MORE

Special Legislative Session in Oklahoma in the Wake of Lawsuit Reform Ruling (Updated)

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In early June, Oklahoma's supreme court struck down, in a 7-2 ruling, the Comprehensive Lawsuit Reform Act of 2009. In the wake of this decision, some legislators proposed a study of term limits for appellate judges. More recently, speculation… MORE

North Carolina Legislature Ends Public Financing for Appellate Judicial Races

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The North Carolina legislature sent to Governor McCrory for approval a bill that would revamp the state's elections, including eliminating public financing for appellate judicial elections. Created in 2002 by the Judicial Campaign Reform Act,… MORE

New and Familiar Faces to Lead IAALS Communications and Educating Tomorrow's Lawyers

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IAALS, the Institute for the Advancement of the American Legal System at the University of Denver, is pleased to announce that it is welcoming a new Director of Communications and Marketing and a new Director of its national legal education… MORE

The Skills New Lawyers Need to Be Successful

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Ann Roan, State Training Director for the Colorado Public Defender's Office, advocates for more practical skills education within law school classrooms in order to ease the transition into the high stakes environment of the courtroom. Roan suggests… MORE

How Are Judges Trained in Domestic Relations Matters in Your Jurisdiction?

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Adequate training is vital in preparing judicial officers for the challenges of being on the bench. While this is true regardless of docket type, judicial education/training is especially important for domestic relations matters, given the… MORE

Study of Brooklyn Family Court Underway to Improve Service to Self-Represented Litigants

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This summer, the Brooklyn Family Court Child Support Study hopes to improve the quality of legal assistance to self-represented litigants in child custody proceedings. The study, conducted by the National Center for Access to Justice… MORE