Minnesota Proposal Would Allow Families to Divorce Entirely Outside the Legal System

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Minnesota legislators are proposing an alternative to traditional divorce proceedings—the Cooperative Private Divorce. The bill aims to allow couples to form divorce agreements without filing with the court or needing a judge's sign-off. Advocates… MORE

Recognizing Women Who Paved the Way in Our Federal Courts

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The Quality Judges Initiative believes that court systems should reflect the social makeup of their communities, and therefore should be diverse among many demographics. As March is Women's History Month, we recognize the many great women… MORE

Former Alabama Chief Justice Shares Firsthand Perspective on Judicial Elections and Impartial Courts

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In a recent Politico piece, the former chief justice of Alabama's supreme court offered a firsthand perspective on the relationship between electing judges and maintaining impartial courts and judges. According to Sue Bell Cobb, "Donors… MORE

State Bars Step Up to Advance Legal Education

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In December, we began contacting state bar leaders across the country, asking them to send a survey to every lawyer in their state in an effort to get to the bottom of a seemingly simple inquiry: what are the foundations that entry-level lawyers… MORE

Sandra Day O'Connor Inducted in Arizona Women's Hall of Fame

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On March 12, retired U.S. Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O'Connor was inducted in the Arizona Women's Hall of Fame as a Living Legacy. The Hall of Fame “pays tribute to the remarkable women whose contributions to the arts, athletics,… MORE

Ready or Not: Practitioners and Law Students on Different Pages

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Whether law students are practice-ready after graduation depends greatly upon whom you ask. In BARBRI's first “State of the Legal Field Survey,” 70% of third-year law students thought they possessed “sufficient practice skills” and 76% believed they… MORE

Adapting Family Law for Modern, Nonmarital Families

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In a recent article, Professor Clare Huntington, Fordham University School of Law, argues for family law reforms that address the “seismic shift” occurring in American families. Today, more and more children are born to unmarried parents. These… MORE

Experiential Learning in Administrative Law: Meeting the Revised ABA Standards

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On March 6, University of Maine Visiting Professor and University Counsel Jeffrey Thaler published a paper on Meeting Law Students' Experiential Needs in the Classroom: Building an Administrative Law Practicum Implementing the Revised ABA Standards… MORE

Setting Goals to Improve Access to Justice for Self-Represented Litigants

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In a recent blog post, Richard Zorza shares some thoughts on improving services for self-represented litigants in the United States. Zorza, coordinator of the national Self Represented Litigation Network (SRLN), believes that the legal system must… MORE

Divorce Clinic Opened in Australia to Assist Women from Foreign Cultures

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The Women's Legal Centre ACT (Australian Capital Territory), in the Australian capital of Canberra, has opened a divorce clinic for women from diverse cultural backgrounds. The clinic provides free legal advice and representation to… MORE