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The U.S. Supreme Court has agreed to settle a conflict in lower federal and state courts regarding whether judicial candidates may personally solicit campaign contributions. The nation's highest court has not addressed the First Amendment rights of… MORE
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Tomorrow, October 10, 2014, I will be in Albuquerque, New Mexico, to attend and present at a seminar, sponsored by ABOTA, NMDLA, and NMTLA, that will discuss the question: “Can Summary Jury Trials Revive a Declining Civil Jury System?”
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CBS and Jerry Bruckheimer have teamed up to create a new television series based on Richard Gabriel's acclaimed book, Acquittal. Gabriel has previously worked with IAALS and the Rule One Initiative on jury trial issues, including our… MORE
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IAALS would like to congratulate Malia Reddick, Consultant to our Quality Judges Initiative, on being named recipient of the National Association of Women Judges' Award of Appreciation. Malia will receive the honor on Friday, October 17, 2014, at… MORE
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Our nation's family courts—where divorce, separation, and custody matters are decided—are often the only foray with the legal system that many people will have. And, for many states, these family cases make up a significant portion of the courts'… MORE
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New research out of the United Kingdom suggests that instead of facing the family court system without legal counsel, families are choosing to forgo the courts altogether. Following a number of cuts to legal aid, coupled with the rise of self-… MORE
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A family court in New York City recently allowed a father to serve his ex-wife with notice of a child support action via Facebook. The father first attempted to find and contact the mother through all of the… MORE
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Professor Debra Moss Curtis, of the Nova Southeastern University Law Center, has published an article calling for legal educators to look at other programs in higher education, as well as experts who study education, as guidance when considering… MORE
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A new study from the American Constitution Society finds a correlation between the airing of TV ads in state supreme court races and justices' decisions in criminal cases.
According to Skewed Justice: Citizens United, Television Advertising and… MORE
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Professor Neil W. Hamilton of the University of St. Thomas School of Law, an ETL Consortium School, recently published an article that analyzes empirical research on the competencies that legal employers and clients are looking for in new lawyers.… MORE