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Alli Gerkman Former Senior Director A trial court judge was censured and suspended without pay for six months for living outside her district and misleading investigators about it. The constitution requires judges to live in the district in which they …

Alli Gerkman Former Senior Director After a controversial article last week, the New York Times editorial board weighs in: "American legal education is in crisis." Click here to read the article. Fri, 11/25/2011 - …

Zachary Willis Director of Communications Dennis Kaw is the General Counsel for Appliance Factory Outlet and its affiliates (AFO). AFO owns and operates a chain of retail stores, is the 43rd largest appliance dealer in the country, and is ranked 41st in …

Bill Sullivan Senior Scholar, Center for Inquiry in the Liberal Arts, Wabash College Rebecca Love Kourlis Founding Executive Director, IAALS Martin Katz Professor and Former Dean, University of Denver Sturm College of Law As David Segal’s November 19 …

Alli Gerkman Former Senior Director David Segal of the New York Times is again writing about law schools , this time addressing their failure to produce practice-ready graduates. Read our response to the article here. Sat, 11/19/2011 - …

Rebecca Love Kourlis Founding Executive Director, IAALS Law schools are being targeted by the media and by former students for failing to provide adequate information about actual employment of graduates, and for graduating more lawyers than the market …

Alli Gerkman Former Senior Director Bypassing the intermediate appellate court, the supreme court agreed to review a trial court decision invalidating an increase in judges’ contributions to their health insurance and pensions. Governor Christie …

Alli Gerkman Former Senior Director Supreme court presiding justice George C. Carlson, Jr. announced that he will not seek reelection in 2012. Carlson was first appointed to the bench in 2001 and won reelection in 2004. Click here to read the article. …

Alli Gerkman Former Senior Director The Wall Street Journal is reporting that Congress might be readying for congressional hearings law schools, their job placement numbers, and the debt their graduates are carrying with them. Click here to read the …

Alli Gerkman Former Senior Director At a recent event in her honor, Sandra Day O'Connor acknowledged her unlikely path to the Supreme Court, which resulted in her being the first female justice on the Court. And now she is "breaking ground again and …

Alli Gerkman Former Senior Director DENVER, CO – The Institute for the Advancement of the American Legal System (IAALS) at the University of Denver today applauds the Colorado Supreme Court for approving the Colorado Civil Access Pilot Project. This …

Alli Gerkman Former Senior Director The Federal Circuit Advisory Council unanimously voted to adopt the proposed "Model Order on E-Discovery in Patent Cases." The model would limits on electronic discovery. Click here to read the article. Thu, 11/10/2011 …

Alli Gerkman Former Senior Director As criminal cases crowd already crowded dockets, civil litigants see resolutions to their disputes delayed indefinitely. Click here to read the article. Thu, 11/10/2011 - …

Alli Gerkman Former Senior Director Voters rejected a proposed constitutional amendment to raise the mandatory retirement age for judges from 70 to 75. Click here to read the article. Thu, 11/10/2011 - …

Alli Gerkman Former Senior Director Justice Eakin was one of six appellate judges who retained their seats in the November elections. Click here to read the article. Thu, 11/10/2011 - …

Alli Gerkman Former Senior Director On Election Day in New York, Colby Hamilton writes about the political nature of judicial elections in New York, where Queens Assistant District Attorney Sarah Steiner said, "Judgeships are rewards mostly for loyal …

Alli Gerkman Former Senior Director Substantial contributions from trial lawyers to an intermediate appellate court candidate became an issue in the campaign. Republicans accused the Democratic recipient of the contributions of “putting justice for sale” …

Alli Gerkman Former Senior Director The judicial nominating commission held public interviews of the eighteen applicants for a court of appeals vacancy. Wed, 11/09/2011 - …

Alli Gerkman Former Senior Director Responding to questions from lawmakers regarding his record of judicial appointments, Governor Scott said that he will not appoint judges who think differently from him in order to achieve diversity. Of the thirty-six …

Alli Gerkman Former Senior Director Educating Lawyers , often referred to in legal circles as the “Carnegie Report,” has found its way into a number of articles and blog posts lately. Just Monday, it was cited by Professor Benjamin Spencer of Washington …