Posted by
NOTLEGALROADKILLYET on Saturday, October 07, 2006 2:16:31 AM
This lady, a former Justice of the Colorado Supreme Court, and one of the "good guys," has just started her Institute for the Advancement of the American Legal System at Denver University.
I found this article from the Rocky Mountain News very interesting. If I read it correctly, she wants to reform the legal system also, but from the inside. Here are some quotes:
"Kourlis, who resigned from the state's high court this month to launch the institute and become its executive director, said the American legal system is in dire need of repair.
"It is susceptible to abuse by those with the intent, money, power or time to exploit it," she said.
"That it appears complex, intimidating or unfair to many people is unacceptable. Americans are increasingly expecting, and demanding, that the legal system be retooled," she said.
The daughter of the late Colorado Gov. John Love, Kourlis said she knows the institute's mission is a daunting one."
While this sounds great, one of the Institute's first reports had more than a few things I disagree with in it.* I'll be blogging on it this upcoming week. Meanwhile, I think I will try to swing an invite to their retreat as a "member of the media." I'll let you know what happens.
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*Added. This sentence was written based on a newspaper account that was based a press release. The newspaper did me a great favor by forcing me to look at the report itself. The report is a history, and while I don't like aspects of what I read, it is hard to argue with history. See the above post.