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Alli Gerkman Former Senior Director A district court judge struck down a ballot referendum scheduled for the June primary that called for the election of supreme court justices by district rather than statewide. According to the judge, the measure would …

Alli Gerkman Former Senior Director In anticipation of confirmation hearings for Governor Christie’s two supreme court appointees, public employees unions expressed concern to the senate about the governor’s partisan approach to judicial appointments. …

Alli Gerkman Former Senior Director The state judicial commission is investigating an ethics complaint against Justice David Prosser, stemming from a physical altercation with another justice. The supreme court will ultimately decide whether sanctions …

Alli Gerkman Former Senior Director The court of appeals ruled that Clear the Bench Colorado is a political committee, rather than an issue committee, and thus is subject to contribution limits of $525 per contributor per election cycle. The group formed …

Alli Gerkman Former Senior Director A state bar task force is considering a variety of judicial election reforms, including creating a response committee to identify false statements made in judicial campaigns, providing a voter guide with information …

Alli Gerkman Former Senior Director The house judiciary committee approved a bill establishing a public financing system for state supreme court elections. Mon, 03/26/2012 - …

Alli Gerkman Former Senior Director Scott Fruehwald revisits the "Langdellian Bargain" and how five Educating Tomorrow's Lawyers consortium schools are pushing the limits of that model. Some of the innovative programs he identifies are the Leadership, …

Alli Gerkman Former Senior Director Voters challenged a June 2012 ballot referendum calling for supreme court justices to be elected by district rather than statewide. The attorney for those challenging the measure asserts that the measure adds a …

Alli Gerkman Former Senior Director At their state convention, Democrats endorsed three women for supreme court seats. One race is for an open seat, and Republican incumbents are standing for reelection in the other two. Party candidates will be …

Alli Gerkman Former Senior Director Thanks to a federal court ruling, abortion has become a major issue in the Democratic supreme court primary contest. The court ruled that pro-choice Personal PAC has a First Amendment right to create super PACs. In the …

Alli Gerkman Former Senior Director Former chief justice Roy Moore won a three-way Republican primary race for the chief justice spot and will run against the Democratic nominee in November. Moore was removed from the supreme court in 2003 for defying a …

Alli Gerkman Former Senior Director The March 2012 edition of the  Educating Tomorrow's Lawyers   newsletter is now available. Sign up for this and other IAALS newsletters here . Thu, 03/15/2012 - …

Allison Small Allison Small is a third year law student at   Hofstra Law   who took   Family Law with Skills   as a second year law student. She is now a teaching assistant for the course. Her professional field of interest is child and family studies. …

Stephen Daniels In the wake of the recent economic downturn and its aftermath, law schools and legal education are again the focus of intense scrutiny. Unfortunately, there is often more rhetoric than constructive discussion. A key prerequisite for …

Allison Small Allison Small is a third year law student at Hofstra Law who took Family Law with Skills as a second year law student. She is now a teaching assistant for the course. Educating Tomorrow's Lawyers has chosen Family Law with Skills at Hofstra …

Alli Gerkman Former Senior Director A Republican member of the house of representatives filed resolutions calling for the impeachment of the four sitting justices who joined the Varnum v. Brien decision, but no action has been taken. The other three …

Alli Gerkman Former Senior Director In two posts, Scott Fruehwald discusses the "Langdellian Bargain": Richard Neumann has added a novel concept to the causes of legal education’s problems, which he calls the "Langdellian Bargain" In Comparative Histories …

Alli Gerkman Former Senior Director Lawyers who have already filed suit against 14 law schools for misrepresenting job placement numbers say they plan to target 20 more by Memorial Day. Click here to read the article. Wed, 03/14/2012 - …

Alli Gerkman Former Senior Director The house judiciary committee is considering two bills that would move from partisan elections to merit selection with senate confirmation for the state’s three appellate courts. Members of the judicial nominating …

Alli Gerkman Former Senior Director A recent survey shows that the state’s courts have become more diverse over the last five years, with women comprising one third of the bench and racial minorities making small gains as well. On the supreme court, white …