Delaware Court of Chancery Amends Rules to "Account for Modern Discovery Demands"

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The Delaware Court of Chancery has amended its Rules regarding discovery, effective January 1, 2013, to "account for modern discovery demands" and to bring the Court’s rules in line with "current practice." The amendments to Rules 26, 30, 34,… MORE

Courts Champion Proportionality as a Benchmark for Curbing E-Discovery Costs

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In 2009, IAALS and the American College of Trial Lawyers Task Force on Discovery and Civil Justice published its Final Report, a culmination of eighteen months of research, discussion, and deliberation regarding the problems plaguing the American… MORE

Point/Counterpoint: Colorado's Simplified Civil Procedure Rule

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Two Colorado attorneys discuss the utility of Colorado’s simplified civil procedure rule (C.R.C.P. 16.1) in the Point/Counterpoint section of The Colorado Lawyer’s February edition. One of the authors mentions IAALS’ comprehensive study of Rule 16.1… MORE

Law School Applications Falling While One School Finds Success with Third-Year Program

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Professor James Moliterno presenting at 2012 Educating Tomorrow's Lawyers Conference   Once again, law schools have found themselves the subject of a New York Times front-page article that has already topped the paper's “Most Emailed”… MORE

Paul Lippe: How would you shape the law school experience for the next generation?

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Educating Tomorrow’s Lawyers Advisory Committee member Paul Lippe is speaking to the “Deans Workshop for ABA Approved Schools” on February 15. In a post at The New Normal, he asked “How would you shape the law school experience for the next… MORE

Second Poll Confirms Kansans' Reluctance to Alter Judicial Selection

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A new poll—this one commissioned by the Kansas Policy Institute—shows that Kansans see no need to change the process for selecting the state’s appellate judges. According to the recent poll, 54 percent of Kansans believe it is “in citizens’ best… MORE

State Legislatures Take Up Judicial Selection Reform (Updated)

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As state legislatures around the country kick off their 2013 sessions, lawmakers in at least four states—Kansas, Minnesota, Pennsylvania, and Tennessee—are poised to make changes to the process for selecting their states’ judges. IAALS Online has… MORE

From the Trenches: Predictive Coding and Proportionality Key in 2012

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In E-Discovery: The Views from the Trenches, the National Law Journal surveyed litigators and vendors to get their perspectives on the top developments in e-discovery over the past year. A top response—predictive coding. But proportionality… MORE

Proposed Civil Rules Amendments on Preservation "A Positive Proposal"

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The Civil Rules Advisory Committee has proposed amendments to the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure to address proportionality, preservation, and spoliation problems associated with today's swiftly evolving technology. These amendments include a… MORE

North Carolina Considers Return to Partisan Elections

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Two Republican lawmakers proposed a bill that would make judicial elections partisan again. Democrats led the charge to make them nonpartisan a decade ago, but at least in the 2012 appellate court elections, the party affiliation of… MORE