Legal Writing Prof Blog

ALWD Conference

The Association of Legal Writing Directors will hold its 2023 Biennial Conference at the University of California-Irvine on July 12-14, 2023. Click here for more information about the ALWD Conference.

Hat tip to Kim Peterson.

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ABA Section of Legal Education and Admissions to the Bar

The Council of the ABA Section of Legal Education and Admissions to the Bar met on May 12, 2023 to consider recommendations, reports, and other issues.

You can find a summary of actions taken at the meeting (with links to proposed revisions and recommendations) by clicking here.

 

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Illinois Will Require Libraries to Reject Book Bans

The Illinois House and Senate have sent HB 2789  to Governor J.B. Pritzker to sign -- landmark legislation that will require Illinois libraries and library systems to adopt express policies against book bans. See Marcus GilmAs Book Bans Increase Nationwide, Illinois is Breaking New Ground to Stop Them. Juice [Crain's Chicago Business Political News], May 3, 2023er, .

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LWI 2024 in Indianapolis

The Legal Writing Institute confirmed that next year's biennial LWI conference will be July 17-20, 2024 in Indianapolis, Indiana at the Indiana University Robert F. McKinney School of Law.

And here's the team that will make the magic happen:

Budget Chair Carolyn Williams (UND)

Sponsorship Chair Heidi Brown (Brooklyn)

Registration Chair Tessa Dysart (Arizona)

Site Co-Chairs: Allison Martin (IU-McKinney) & Joel Schumm (IU-McKinney)

Program Co-Chairs: Elizabeth Berenguer (Stetson) & Eun Hee Han (Georgetown)

Bench & Bar Co-Chairs: Sylvia Lett (Arizona) & Jane Grisé (Kentucky)

Site Sub-Committee: Heather Gram (Wake Forest), Wendy-Adele Humphrey (Texas Tech), Joy Kanwar (Brooklyn), Charles Calleros (ASU), Katrina Robinson (Cornell), Brad Desnoyer (IU-McKinney), Jim Dmitri (IU-McKinney), Cynthia Adams (IU-McKinney), Amber Morgan Walker (IU-McKinney), & Kristina Swanson (IU-McKinney)

Program Sub-Committee: Rosa Kim (Suffolk), Tiffany Jeffers (Georgetown), Drew Simshaw (Gonzaga), Rebecca Rich (Duke), Sarah Ware (UVA), Bryan Schwartz (Arizona), Sha-Shana Crichton (Howard), Sarah Morath (WFU), & Suzanna Geiser (Campbell)

Bench & Bar Sub-Committee: Michael Blasie (Seattle), Kate Brem (UHLC), Kathryn Campbell (Southwestern), Tom Cobb (Mitchell-Hamline), Laura D’Amato (BU), Joy Herr-Cardillo (Arizona), Joshua Jones (Cal Western), Pete Nemerovski (UNC), Eunice Peters (Washburn), Katrina Robinson (Cornell), Nancy Soonpaa (Texas Tech), Jerrod Williams (Loyola-Chicago), & Joe Fore (UVA)

Hat tip to Prof. Abby Perdue (Wake Forest), LWI President-Elect.

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