AALS Discussion Group

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Session Type: AALS Discussion Groups

Session Capacity: N/A

Hotel: Marriott Marquis Washington, DC

Room: Chinatown

Floor: Level M3

Democracy requires the open exchange of ideas. And yet talking across ideological chasms appears so challenging that it can feel easier to refrain from discussing polarizing topics in the classroom. But our students, and our country, demand that we engage with difficult issues, and the pressing cases and movements of our time. It feels timely, and necessary, to ask ourselves how we should address the many newsworthy, unsettling, and emotionally challenging events and legal decisions of our times. In this Discussion Group, we will have a robust conversation amongst our diverse array of discussants about this important topic.