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AALS Conference on Defending Democracy

 
 
 
 

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Association of American Law Schools Conference:  Conference on Defending Democracy

Defending democracy is not about politics. It’s about what we can do together. Law schools play a critical role in the future of our country and our democracy; what, then, is our responsibility as educators of future lawyers? 

AALS and President Mark Alexander invite law faculty to join us for a single-day, fully virtual conference to explore this question and beyond.

Conference on Defending Democracy

Thursday, May 4 | 11 am – 4 pm Eastern

Virtual

The Association of American Law Schools (AALS) is pleased to announce the Conference on Defending Democracy. The virtual, nonpartisan Conference will take place on May 4, 2023, from 11 am – 4 pm Eastern.

Law schools play a critical role in the future of our country and our democracy. The legal profession has never had a higher profile and greater exposure than over the last few years.  Lawyers have shaped and will continue to shape our democracy. What, then, is our responsibility as educators of future lawyers?  Defending democracy is not about politics. It’s about what we can do together.

The Conference will consist of three panels focusing on the following topics: 1) the State of the Union three years following the January 6 insurrection; 2) the role legal education plays in defending democracy; 3) and identifying the challenges to our democracy that are specifically rooted in Election Law.

 
 
 

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Program

The three conference panels focus on the following topics:

  1. The State of the Union three years following the January 6 insurrection;
  2. The role legal education plays in defending democracy; and
  3. Identifying the challenges to our democracy that are specifically rooted in Election Law.

Speakers include panels of law faculty experts and special guests, including Ellen L. Weintraub, a Commissioner on the Federal Election Committee.

 
 
 

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KJ