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NCMC Leaders to Participate in Special Civil Justice Roundtable at Prestigious Rehnquist Dinner Event in Washington D.C. November 20, 2014

National Center for State Courts | September 2014 Annually, the National Center for State Courts presents the William H. Rehnquist Award at a special dinner ceremony in the rotunda of the U.S. Supreme Court Building hosted by the Chief Justice of the United States John J. Roberts. The award honors a state jurist who… Continue Reading NCMC Leaders to Participate in Special Civil Justice Roundtable at Prestigious Rehnquist Dinner Event in Washington D.C. November 20, 2014

ABA Program on Fairness in Juries set for San Diego – Oct 23-24

ABA American Jury Project Announcement | July, 2014 The ABA Commission on the American Jury is hosting a bi-annual National Symposium on the topic of “Assuring Fair and Impartial Juries” at the University of San Diego School of Law, Joan B. Kroc Center for Peace Studies. A block of rooms has been reserved at… Continue Reading ABA Program on Fairness in Juries set for San Diego – Oct 23-24

10 things judges can do to help business litigation be more efficient and less expensive

ABAjournal.com | April 25, 2014 Patrick Lamb, Valorem Law Group, a Chicago and San Jose business focused law firm, recently offered some sage advice on how courts could be more effective in resolving corporate litigation. He wrote… I recently lived through a litigator and client’s bad dream—a case that settled on the eve (literally) of… Continue Reading 10 things judges can do to help business litigation be more efficient and less expensive

Job Outlook for 2013 Law School Graduates Remains Bleak

ABA Journal | Published April 2014 Fifty-seven percent of all 2013 law school graduates were employed in full-time, long-term legal jobs requiring bar passage as of Feb. 15, according to data released Wednesday by the ABA Section of Legal Education and Admissions to the Bar. Still, that’s up slightly from last year, when 56.2 percent… Continue Reading Job Outlook for 2013 Law School Graduates Remains Bleak

U.S. Attitudes Toward Drugs Favor Treatment, Not Jail

Pew Research Center | Published April 2014 The public appears ready for a truce in the long-running war on drugs. A national survey by the Pew Research Center finds that 67% of Americans say that the government should focus more on providing treatment for those who use illegal drugs such as heroin and cocaine. Just… Continue Reading U.S. Attitudes Toward Drugs Favor Treatment, Not Jail

JAS Applauds Ruling in Dobson v. State of Arizona

Washington DC | Sep 13, 2013 Bert Brandenburg, executive director of Justice at Stake, issued the following statement in reaction to the Arizona Supreme Court’s ruling today in Dobson v. State of Arizona, “The Arizona Supreme Court has awarded defenders of fair and impartial courts a decisive victory. It rejected an attempt by legislators to throw… Continue Reading JAS Applauds Ruling in Dobson v. State of Arizona

Report Details Courts’ Use of Social Media Tools

August 16, 2013 | The Blog of Legal Times For the second year in a row, the District of Columbia court system’s annual Law Day festivities on May 1 included an hour-long Twitter Q&A session with the chief judges of the city’s trial and appellate courts. A new survey shows local judges aren’t alone in… Continue Reading Report Details Courts’ Use of Social Media Tools