The following individuals have been nominated: for President-Elect, Mark Alexander (Villanova University Charles Widger School of Law). For three-year terms on the Executive Committee, Eloisa C. Rodriguez-Dod (Florida International University College of Law) and Kevin Washburn (University of Iowa College of Law).
We hope the 2022 AALS Annual Meeting: Freedom, Equality, and the Common Good will be an event to remember, as we look forward to the first virtual sessions beginning in just a couple of weeks!
AALS Sections are proud to announce the winners of their 2022 awards organized around various academic disciplines and topics of interest. This year’s winners will be honored during an online awards ceremony at the 2022 AALS Annual Meeting on January 5.
As part of the ongoing Spotlight on Sections series, AALS met with the Section on Children and the Law to discuss the state of the field during the pandemic and in the future, and to preview their plans for the section next year.
The leadership of the Section on Pre-Law Education and Admission to Law School discussed recent innovations in admissions, how the section recognizes exemplary members of their section, and networking during the pandemic in this Spotlight on Sections.
Issue 69-3 of the Journal of Legal Education includes commentary from early-career legal scholars detailing the impact of COVID-19 and the Black Lives Matter movement on law schools and society.
AALS has announced the winner of the 2022 AALS Scholarly Papers Competition for law school faculty members in the field for five years or fewer. The competition’s selection committee recognized Columbia Law professor Talia Gillis for her article “The Input Fallacy.”
