March 14, 2008 - RSI Releases Fall/Winter 2007 Newsletter

The latest edition of RSI's newsletter, Analyzing the Alternatives, is now available online. The issue includes a feature on RSI's Statewide Mediation Access Project, in which RSI is working with courts, legal services and other groups to develop mediation services to meet the needs of poor and low-income litigants. The issue also highlights the recently launched Court ADR Resource Center, at CourtADR.org.

To read the Fall/Winter 2007 newsletter, click here.

March 3, 2008 - Illinois Supreme Court Approves Madison County Civil Mediation Program

The Illinois Supreme Court recently approved Madison County's Civil Mediation Program, according to The Madison County Record. The Supreme Court also approved an amendment to the County's Medical Malpractice Mediation Program that extends its mandatory mediation requirement to all cases involving nursing home malpractice disputes. This is of particular note because Madison County had been visited by President Bush in 2005 during his push for tort reform after it was dubbed a "Judicial Hell Hole" five years in a row by the American Tort Reform Association.

To read the full Madison County Record article, click here.

February 1, 2008 - New Name for Leader in Court ADR

The Center for Analysis of Alternative Dispute Resolution Systems will now be known as Resolution Systems Institute. The new name better reflects the services the organization provides, including program development, monitoring and evaluation of programs, research, and information dissemination through the Court ADR Resource Center. While the name of the organization changes, however, the mission of encouraging the effective and efficient use of court ADR remains the same.