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League of Pullman Explores Judicial Diversity at 2012 Council
Date: 3:30-5:30 PM; 6:00-8:00 PM, June 2, 2012
Location: Smith Center for Undergraduate Learning, Room 202, Washington State University; Banyan's on the Ridge restaurant, Pullman, Washington -
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League of Bellingham/Whatcom County to Make Judicial Campaigns Focus of Annual Meeting
Date: May 19, 2012
Location: 12-3 PM, YWCA Ballroom, Bellingham, Washington
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Safeguarding U.S. Democracy: Quest for a More Diverse Judiciary
Since 2001, the League of Women Voters of the United States has worked to promote the importance of fair and impartial courts nationwide.
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League of Florida campaigns to educate voters about justices
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League of Emporia celebrates Law Day with Judicial Sentencing Panel
Date: 7 PM, May 1
Location: Lyon County Courthouse, Emporia, Kansas
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The League Observes Law Day 2012
| Cynthia PaderaToday, May 1, Leagues around the country are observing Law Day, the annual celebration of our nation's commitment to the rule of law This year's American Bar Association Law Day theme--"No Courts, No Justice, No Freedom"--seeks to underscore the importance of the courts in ensuring access to justice for all Americans.
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Don’t handicap democracy, fully fund the courts
| Elisabeth MacNamaraToday is Law Day and what better occasion to highlight the serious consequences of an underfunded justice system for our country. “While these are difficult economic times, the failure to fund the justice system is deleterious to American democracy.” Read our full Law Day statement.
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Press Release
UNDERFUNDED JUDICIAL SYSTEM HANDICAPS DEMOCRACY
| KellyWashington, DC (May 1, 2012) – The League of Women Voters today raised serious concerns about the funding crisis that faces our nation’s judicial systems. May 1 is Law Day and what better occasion to highlight the serious consequences of an underfunded justice system for our country.
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Blog
Diverse Courts Adding Value to Community and Goverment
| Cynthia PaderaThis past weekend, I visited a League at the far northwestern tip of the United States--only about 50 miles south of Vancouver, Canada!--to attend "Access and Justice for All," a three-hour seminar that included a keynote speech, panel discussion, and question-and-answer session to explore diversity on the courts in Washington state.