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Documentary film Divorce Corp opens in cities across the country today, drawing critical attention to family courts and those involved in the system, such as attorneys, judges, and custody evaluators. Directed by first-time filmmaker Joseph… MORE
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IAALS Executive Director Rebecca Love Kourlis recently joined John J. Jablonski, a partner with Goldberg Segalla, in a discussion about the proposed federal rule amendments, as published by the Washington Legal Foundation in their “Conversations… MORE
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Professor Steven Friedland of Elon University School of Law uses a problem-based teaching method to guide his required, upper-level Evidence Law course. Drawing upon his trial experience as a prosecutor, Friedland's course is conducted as a form of… MORE
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Dean Rachel Van Cleave of Golden Gate University School of Law recently published an article discussing the optimism of current law students and the responsibility of law schools to "have the courage to make our students' success our first… MORE
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For over 75 years, American civil courts have operated under rules intended to “secure a just, speedy, and inexpensive” resolution of cases. In far too many courts around the country, though, the system is falling short of this promise, with cases… MORE
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A Tennessee trial court judge has ruled that the composition of the state's judicial performance evaluation commission violates the state constitution. The challenge was brought by attorney John Jay Hooker, who has "spent decades crusading… MORE
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For the first time in more than 40 years, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court has amended its Code of Judicial Conduct. Among the new rules is a provision that requires judges to recuse themselves from hearing cases where "the judge knows or learns… MORE
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Forthcoming statistics from the National Survey of Family Growth show an increase in cohabitation among new parents, and demographers say this trend is likely to continue. The preliminary figures show that—for the first time—the percentage of… MORE
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In The Docket, a monthly publication of the Denver Bar Association, Barbara Mueller discusses the 2nd Annual Educating Tomorrow's Lawyers Conference as a window into the ongoing discussions of legal education reform that are taking place nationwide… MORE
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A pair of Illinois attorneys are offering a unique model for couples looking to end their marriage. Sandra Young and Brian Garvey are pioneering "The Weekend Divorce," which builds on the collaborative law model and offers divorcing couples… MORE