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▪ Develop a “Speaker’s Bureau” to speak at local Rotary Clubs, Lions
Clubs, etc. to emphasize the Rule of Law and the role of lawyers and
judges in maintaining the rule of law. Speakers would use the
approved PowerPoint presentation that was created by Bar leaders
and staff;
▪ Facilitate attendance of Board of Governors and Young Lawyers
Division District Representatives at local Board meetings and social
events;
YLD district reps will continue to be involved in their local bars and
attend local bar association meetings throughout 2020-2021.
▪ Create a list of bullet points of what services lawyers offer and what they
do for the public that they can reference when being criticized by the
public;
▪ Solicit articles for the Louisiana Bar Journal once or twice a year about
the Rule of Law; and
October-November 2019 Journal, ABA President Judy Perry
Martinez’s article and her the installation speech focused on the Rule
of Law.
LASC Chief Justice Bernette Joshua Johnson discussed aspects of
the Rule of Law in her farewell interview published in the December
2020-January 2021 Journal.
LASC Chief Justice John L. Weimer discussed rule of law in his
Journal interview in February-March 2021.
LSBA President Alainna R. Mire discussed rule of law as part of her
speech given at the investiture of Chief Justice Weimer, published in
the February-March 2021 Journal.
Solicitation of Rule of Law topics/articles is placed on every Journal
Editorial Board meeting agenda. At the 8-27-21 Editorial Board
meeting, a specific request was made for Rule of Law-related articles
and one Board member is working with SULC professors to produce
articles on the Rule of Law for future issues.
The first SULC-solicited Rule of Law article by Prof. Nadia E. Nedzel
was published in the June-July 2022 Journal (“The Rule of Law: What
Is It and Is It Still Relevant?”). The second Rule of Law article will be
published in the October-November 2022 Journal, written by Prof.
Adam Crepelle, on “The Reservation and the Rule of Law: Primer on
Indian Country’s Complexity.” More Rule of Law-themed articles are
expected for publication through 2022-2023.
▪ Share relevant articles with the local press and authorize reprints of
same.
To date, there have not been any articles that were relevant to share
with local press.
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