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In Memoriam: Sandra Day O’Connor

Sandra Day O’Connor, the first woman to sit on the Supreme Court of the United States, has died at 93. She was sworn in as Associate Justice on September 25, 1981, and served until 2006. Before her appointment to the Court, she sat on the Arizona Court ...

Suzette Malveaux Awarded the Gilbert Goldstein Faculty Fellowship

Suzette Malveaux of University of Colorado Law School has been awarded the 2023-2024 Gilbert Goldstein Faculty Fellowship.

Established in recognition of Gilbert Goldstein’s dedication and generosity to the greater Denver legal community, this award is granted by the dean to a tenured faculty member so they may ...

ABA Task Force for American Democracy

The American Bar Association (ABA) has created the ABA Task Force for American Democracy and an accompanying Advisory Commission. The task force will look at ways to improve public trust in the election system.

Several ALI members are members of the task force and advisory commission.

Task force ...

Richard Bonnie Retires

Richard J. Bonnie of UVA Law has retired after over 50 years of teaching. His scholarship and research focused on criminal law, bioethics, and public policies relating to mental health, substance abuse, aging, and public health. He formerly served as director of the Institute of Law, Psychiatry and ...

‘Inheritance of Hope’

Wallace B. Jefferson of Alexander Dubose & Jefferson has authored “Inheritance of Hope,” the feature article in Volume 107, Number 2 of Judicature.

The article, based on a speech given by Jefferson at the University of Texas Thurgood Marshall Legal Society, reflects on Jefferson’s family history and ...