AALS Presidential Program III
San Diego Salon C, North Tower/Lobby Level, San Diego Marriott Hotel & Marina
Associational Pluralism
At AALS Annnual Meetings the intellectual life of the legal academy is lived in sections, defined by subject matter and interests. In recent years we have seen a flourishing culture of parallel organizations, often though not always characterized by particular points of view: the Federalist Society, the Society of American Law Teachers, the National Association of Scholars, the Law Professors Christian Fellowship, and the American Constitution Society are just a few examples. Does this phenomenon signal that the AALS is not representing these points of view? Should the AALS try to assimilate these groups, or make more of an effort to accommodate them (without digesting them) in its own framework, or live with the status quo?
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