Discussion Groups provide an in-depth discussion of a topic by a small group of invited discussants selected in advance by the Annual Meeting Program Committee. In addition to the invited discussants, additional discussants were selected through a Call for Participation. There will be limited seating for audience members to observe the discussion groups on a first-come, first-served basis.
The goal of this
Discussion Group is to identify how community economic development (CED) law
school courses, experiential and other, as well as CED practice considered generally,
increases access to justice and the kind of justice. The participants include
clinicians, non-clinicians, and practitioners. This discussion group will
tackle challenging questions such as: Is there more justice served by assisting
a nonprofit versus a for-profit business? Can assisting with formation of
businesses, such as a biotech start-up, contribute to serving a justice need? What
gaps exist in the system that lead to the need for justice provided by CED
attorneys? What is the evidence that those gaps actually exist? How do we know
that the CED practitioners fill those gaps? And in what way? At the AALS Annual
Meeting in January, selected participants will make a one- to two-minute
presentation during the Discussion Group. The remaining time will be devoted to
a moderated, roundtable group discussion. Participants are encouraged to
consider submitting for publication presentations/papers discussed at the meeting
to the Journal of Affordable Housing and
Community Development Law.