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AALS Advanced Workshop for Experienced Deans
Kent Holland, Avoq
AALS Discussion Groups:
Critical Race Theory: Cultivating Courageous Pedagogies and Praxes to Protect our Democracy
Shirley Lin, Brooklyn Law School
- Document: Resist/Defend/Reimagine Pedagogy
Developing Courageous Leaders: Trailblazing and Diverse Approaches to Leadership Education for Law Students
Lisle Baker, Suffolk University Law School
Teaching State Constitutional Law– Why, How and, Who?
Constance Van Kley, Alexander Blewett III School of Law at the University of Montana
- Document: State Constitutional Law
AALS Hot Topic Programs:
The Impact of Donald Trump’s Election on the War in Ukraine
Michael J. Kelly, Creighton University School of Law
- Presentation: Impact of Trump’s Election on the War in Ukraine
A Shot in the Dark: Executive Authority Over the Military in Elections and Beyond
John Dehn, Loyola University Chicago School of Law
- Document: The Good Officer: President Trump, General Milley, and the “Necessity” of Constitutional Fidelity
The Transformative Impacts of Emerging Technology on the Practice of Law, Ethical Rules and Law School Curriculum
Lonnie Rosenwald, Zubler Lawler LLP
- Document: Can/Should Computers Replace Judges?
Protecting Public Accommodations
Christine Francis, University of California, Irvine School of Law
- Document: Key Takeaways
- Presentation: Preparing for the New Age of Bar Licensure: A Guide for Law Schools
Linda McClain, Boston University School of Law
AALS Open-Source Programs:
Crisis and Opportunity in Empirical Research and Advocacy: The Key Role of Scientific Legal Mapping
Scott Burris, Temple University James E. Beasley School of Law
- Document: Legal Epidemiology Training and Technical Assistance
- Document: Policy Surveillance: A Vital Public Health Practice Comes of Age
The Lawyers Justice Corps: A Link Between Access to Justice and Lawyer Licensing
Deborah Merritt, The Ohio State University, Michael E. Moritz College of Law
- Document: Panelist Bios
- Document: Program Description
The Legal Academy’s Role in Re-Imagining Legal Education
Cayley Balser, University of Arizona James E. Rogers College of Law
Antonio M. Coronado, University of Arizona James E. Rogers College of Law
- Document: Envisioning Reparative Legal Pedagogies
Rebuilding the Ethical Compass of Law
Subversive Legal Education: Reformist Steps Toward Abolitionist Visions
AALS Section Leadership Breakfast and Information Session
- Document: 2025 – 2026 Officer Planning Guide
AALS Site Visit Workshop
- Document: 2025 AALS Site Visit Workshop
Section on Academic Support
Enhancing Inclusivity: Reaching More Students Without Reinventing the Wheel
Krishnee Coley, The University of Richmond School of Law
- Document: Continuing Orientation Fall 2024
Section on Agricultural and Food Law
Courage in an Uncertain Era: Advocating to Transform the Food System
Lavanya Sathyamurthy, UCLA School of Law
- Document: Food Law Poster
Section on Alternative Dispute Resolution
Serving Our Campus Communities: Using ADR Expertise to Help Prevent and Resolve Conflict
Katrina Lee, The Ohio State University, Michael E. Moritz College of Law
- Presentation: Serving Our Campus Communities: Using ADR Expertise to Help Prevent and Resolve Conflict
Section on Art Law
Recovering Long Lost Looted Art: Opportunities, Hurdles, and Statutory Protections
Tyler Ochoa, Santa Clara University School of Law
Section on Balance & Well-Being in Legal Education
Balance and Well-Being Works-in-Progress
William Blatt, University of Miami School of Law
- Document: Teaching Emotional Intelligence Background Document
- Document: Teaching Emotional Intelligence Chapter
- Document: Teaching Emotional Intelligence Outline Article
- Document: Teaching Emotional Intelligence Syllabus and Assignments
Section on Children and the Law
Law and the Political Participation of Children and Youth
Sarah Medina Camiscoli, Rutgers Law School
- Document: YOUTH MOVEMENT LAW: THE CASE FOR INTERPRETING THE CONSTITUTION WITH MOBILIZED YOUTH
- Document: YOUTH PARTICIPATORY LAW SCHOLARSHIP
Jonathan Todres, Georgia State University College of Law
Section on Civil Rights
How to Teach Justice in the Face of Nihilism
Tanya Hernandez, Fordham University School of Law
Section on Commercial and Consumer Law
Standing Up for Commercial and Consumer Law in an Age of Misinformation
Charles W. Mooney Jr., University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School
Section on Constitutional Law
The Many New (and Newer) Voices of Constitutional Law
Danielle Jefferis, University of Nebraska College of Law
Desirée LeClercq, University of Georgia School of Law
- Document: Persuasive Dissent
Section on Criminal Law:
Criminal Law Junior Scholars’ Works-in-Progress
Matthew Cavedon, Emory University School of Law
- Presentation: What Happens in Vegas Stays in Vegas? Federal Constitutional Limits on State Criminal Extraterritoriality
Alexis Hoag-Fordjour, Brooklyn Law School
Prison Law: Operating in the Shadows
Zina Makar, University of Baltimore School of Law
- Presentation: Project Descriptions
Shaping Law Through Applied Legal Storytelling, Critical Theories, and Epistemology
Matthew Boaz, University of Kentucky J. David Rosenberg College of Law
- Document: Resources
Section on Criminal Procedure:
Criminal Procedure Beyond the Casebook
Alexandra Natapoff, Harvard Law School
- Presentation: Constitutional Rights in Black and White
Looking Back—and Forward—After Twenty Years of Crawford v. Washington
Richard Friedman, University of Michigan Law School
- Document: Crawford at 20: An Introduction to the Symposium
- Document: A Proposal to Replace the Hearsay Rules
New Perspectives on Fourth Amendment Suspicion
Lauryn Gouldin, Syracuse University College of Law
Section on Critical Theories
Advancing Academic Excellence Through ABA Standards on Academic Freedom, Antiracism, and Diversity – Panel 1
Steven Bender, Seattle University School of Law
- Presentation: Critical Freedom ABA Standards 208 and 303(c)
Section on Defamation and Privacy
Privacy and Racial Justice
Abi Hassen, Penn State Dickinson Law
- Presentation: Privacy, Race, and The Exceptional Category
Section on Employment Discrimination Law
Title VII at 60: Where are we headed? Is this the time for a fresh start?
Tanya Hernandez, Fordham University School of Law
- Document: Can CRT Save DEI?: Workplace Diversity, Equity & Inclusion in the Shadow of Anti-Affirmative Action
Section on Empirical Study of Legal Education and the Legal Profession:
The End of Affirmative Action and the Future of Legal Education and the Legal Profession – Panel 2
Deborah Merritt, The Ohio State University Michael E. Moritz College of Law
- Document: An Agenda for Future Research
New Perspectives on Empirical Studies of Legal Education and the Legal Profession
Deborah Denno, Fordham University School of Law
- Presentation: The Twelve Decade Neuroscience Study: 1900 – 2022
What We Know About Diversity in Legal Education Before and After the Students for Fair Admissions Decision
Tiffane Cochran, AccessLex Institute
Section on Environmental Law
The Future of Transportation: Environmental Law in Motion
Ann E. Carlson, University of California, Los Angeles School of Law
- Presentation: Automation and Electrification of the Vehicle Fleet
Section on Evidence
Predictive Evidence: New Developments, New Concerns?
Thomas Lyon, University of Southern California Gould School of Law
- Document: Expert Testimony in Child Sexual Abuse Cases: Methodological Difficulties and Logical Fallacies
- Document: Initial Denial of Child Sexual Abuse: Reluctance or Suggestibility
Section on Family and Juvenile Law
Teaching Parents, Children, and the State and the Family and Juvenile Law Award Ceremony
Sarah Katz, Temple University, James E. Beasley School of Law
- Document: True Narratives: Framing Pain, Punishment, and the Lethality of Termination of Parental Rights
Emily Stolzenberg, Villanova University Charles Widger School of Law
Section on Indian Nations and Indigenous Peoples
50 Years of the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act
Monte T. Mills, University of Washington School of Law
- Presentation: 638 Agreements and Tribal Co-Stewardship
Geoffrey Strommer, Hobbs, Straus, Dean & Walker, LLP
- Document: The History, Status, and Future of Tribal Self-Governance Under the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act
- Document: Tribal Sovereignty in the United States: A Brief History of the Indian Self-Determination Act
Section on Institutional Advancement
All Hands on Deck: Collaborative Pathways to Alumni Engagement
Jayme Little, Indiana University Robert H. McKinney School of Law
Section on International Human Rights Law:
Critical Perspectives on International Criminal Law
Rachel E. López, Temple University, James E. Beasley School of Law
- Document: Aggression in Law’s Clothing: Does Might Still Make Right?
- Document: Black Guilt, White Guilt at the International Criminal Court
- Document: Is International Criminal Law Feminist?
- Document: Regarding the Other Death Penalty
Litigation in the International Court of Justice under the Genocide Convention
Rachel E. López, Temple University, James E. Beasley School of Law
New Voices in Human Rights and International Law
Monica Iyer, Georgia State University College of Law
Joseph Isanga, University of Idaho College of Law
- Presentation: Houthi Attacks in Red Sea: Lawfulness of International Response
- Document: Houthis in Cahoots With State Actors: Accounting for Violations of Maritime Trade and International Peace and Security
Section on Intellectual Property
Good, Bad, or Ugly: Is Intellectual Property Incentivizing the Wrong Kinds of Technologies?
Christa Laser, Cleveland State University College of Law
- Document: Aggression in Law’s Clothing: Does Might Still Make Right?
- Presentation: DO PHARMACEUTICAL PATENTS DISINCENTIVIZE NATURAL MEDICINE?
Section on International Law:
Climate Change Activism & International Litigation
Thomas Antkowiak, Seattle University School of Law
Paul Rink, Pace University Elisabeth Haub School of Law
- Presentation: International Climate Petitions as a Pedagogical Tool
- Document: Presentation Notes
Litigation in the International Court of Justice under the Genocide Convention
Rachel E. López, Temple University, James E. Beasley School of Law
New Voices in Human Rights and International Law
Monica Iyer, Georgia State University College of Law
Joseph Isanga, University of Idaho College of Law
- Presentation: Houthi Attacks in Red Sea: Lawfulness of International Response
- Document: Houthis in Cahoots With State Actors: Accounting for Violations of Maritime Trade and International Peace and Security
Section on Internet and Computer Law
Financial Regulation in Cyberspace
Sergio Alberto Gramitto Ricci, Maurice A. Deane School of Law at Hofstra University
- Presentation: Total Governance
- Document: Total Governance
Christina Sauter, SMU Dedman School of Law
- Presentation: TECH FUELED INVESTING & THE IMPORTANCE OF FINANCIAL & CORPORATE GOVERNANCE LITERACY EDUCATION
Section on Law and Sports
Intercollegiate Athletics: The Only Constant is Change
Matthew Mitten, Marquette University Law School
Section on Law and the Humanities
Constructing Tradition: How the Humanities Inform the Role of Tradition in the Law
Peggy Cooper Davis, New York University School of Law
- Presentation: Neglected Voices: A Charter of Free Citizenship
Reva Siegal, Yale Law School
Section on Law in the Americas
Climate Change Activism & International Litigation
Thomas Antkowiak, Seattle University School of Law
The Courage to Engage: Celebrating DEIB in the Face of DEIB Bans
Brianna Simmons, Georgetown University Law Center
- Presentation: Not Just Another Acronym: Rebranding, Reviving and Reactivating DEIB in Legal Education
Section on Law Libraries and Legal Information
Setting the Standard for Future Academic Law Libraries
Jane O’Connell, University of Florida Fredric G. Levin College of Law
- Document: Collections
James Wirrell, University of the Pacific, McGeorge School of Law
- Document: Law Libraries and Physical Space
Section on Law Professors with Disabilities and Allies
Junior Scholars Works-in-Progress
Margaret Zhang, Widener University Delaware Law School
- Presentation: How Workplace Equity Laws Perpetuate Inequity
Section on Law School Administration and Finance
Trends in Law School Administration, Finance and Advancement
Frank Brucato, Stanford Law School
Section on Legal History
The Role of History in the 2023-2025 Supreme Court Term
Reva Siegal, Yale Law School
Section on Legal Writing, Reasoning, and Research
Teaching in the Age of Generative AI: Beyond the Basics – Panel 1
Michael D. Murray, University of Kentucky J. David Rosenberg College of Law
Teaching in the Age of Generative AI: Beyond the Basics – Panel 2
Rosa Castello, St. John’s University School of Law
- Presentation: AI and Advocacy
Brad Desnoyer, University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Law
- Document: Legal Writing AI Samples and Exercise
Courage in the Classroom: Embracing the New
Leslie Callahan, The George Washington University Law School
Section on Legislation and Law of the Political Process:
Methodological Realignments in Statutory Interpretation
James MacLeod, Brooklyn Law School
- Document: Standard Textualism
Richard Re, University of Virginia School of Law
- Document: Major-Questions Lenity
Samuel Simon, Princeton University
Section on Natural Resources and Energy Law
Water, Woe, and Wizardry in the Era of Climate Change
Dave Owen, University of California College of the Law, San Francisco
- Document: Law, Land Use, and Groundwater Recharge
Section on Post-Graduate Legal Education
Is Post-Graduate Legal Education in the U.S. Still Globally Attractive?
Carole Silver, Northwestern University Pritzker School of Law
Section on Property Law
Property Pedagogy: Stuff You’d Like to Steal
Dave Caudill, Villanova University Charles Widger School of Law
- Document: Simulation Exercise (Document Preparation): The Wheeler Sisters—Conveyance of A Residential Easement
Howard Katz, Cleveland State University College of Law
- Document: Free Teaching Resources
Amy Landers, Drexel University Thomas R. Kline School of Law
- Presentation: Using AI in Property: A Cautious Professor’s Guide
Section on Poverty Law
New Voices in Poverty Law – Housing Justice Pipeline: Harnessing Housing Clinics to Transform the Right to Counsel Movement
Erica Braudy, New York Law School
- Presentation: Housing Justice Pipeline: Harnessing Housing Clinics to Transform the Right to Counsel Movement
Section on Scholarship
“Law and . . .”: Legal Scholarship and Interdisciplinarity
Deborah Denno, Fordham University School of Law
Kevin Lee, North Carolina Central University School of Law
- Document: Naturalizing Legal Interpretation after Generative AI
- Presentation: Naturalizing Jurisprudence after Generative AI
Supporting the Student Scholar
James Fallows Tierney, Chicago-Kent College of Law, Illinois Institute of Technology
- Document: AALS — Supporting the Student Scholar
Section on Securities Regulation
AI, Securities Regulation, and Using Big Data to Explore Securities Regulation Issues
James Fallows Tierney, Chicago-Kent College of Law, Illinois Institute of Technology
Section on Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity Issues
Works-in-Progress
Tyler Rose Clemons, St. John’s University School of Law
- Document: The Right to Seek Joy
Section on Socio-Economics
Modern Monetary Theory, Pedagogy, and the Future of Socio-Economics
Robert Ashford, Syracuse University College of Law
- Document: The Case for a More Inclusive Capitalism by Democratizing the Institutions of Corporate Finance with the Future Earnings of Capital
- Document: Economists Endorse Professor Robert Ashford’s Inclusive Capitalism
- Document: Universal Basic Income and Inclusive Capitalism: Consequences for Sustainability
New Voices in Socio-Economics and Law
Nikolas Guggenberger, University of Houston Law Center
- Document: Consent as Friction
The Future of Socio-Economics
Robert Ashford, Syracuse University College of Law
- Document: SOCIO-ECONOMICS: WHAT IS ITS PLACE IN LAW PRACTICE?
- Presentation: Economic Literacy, Law, and Democracy: An Ethical Foundation for New Law and Economics
- Presentation: Economics, Democracy, and the Distribution of Capital Ownership
Section on State and Local Government Law
Local Government: Innovation, AI Transformation, & Legislation
Scott Morris, Microsoft Corporation
- Document: AI-Powered Government Transformation
Section on Taxation
The Expiration of TCJA and the Future of Tax Policy
Kimberly A. Clausing, University of California, Los Angeles School of Law
- Presentation: Tax Policy in 2025: Risks and Opportunities
Christopher H. Hanna, Southern Methodist University, Dedman School of Law
- Presentation: Tax Cuts and Jobs Act
Ajay K. Mehrotra, Northwestern University Pritzker School of Law & American Bar Foundation
Teaching Tax: Textbooks, Tools, and Techniques
Bridget J. Crawford, Pace University Elisabeth Haub School of Law
Alex Zhang, Emory University School of Law
- Presentation: Junior Perspectives
Section on Teaching Methods
Brave Baby Steps: Taking Small Risks with Your Teaching
Kathryn Boling, Seattle University School of Law
Catherine Bramble, Brigham Young University, J. Reuben Clark Law School
Samantha Prince, Penn State – Dickinson Law
- Presentation: Small Business Acquisition | Team Project Instructions
- Document: TEAM PROJECT | PEER EVALUATION ENTREPRENEURSHIP LAW: OPERATIONAL ISSUES
Section on Torts and Compensation Systems
David Thomson, University of Denver Sturm College of Law
Understanding the Third Restatement’s Approach to Dignitary Harm
- Document: COMPENSATORY DAMAGES AND DIGNITARY HARM IN THE UPCOMING RESTATEMENT OF CONSTITUTIONAL TORTS
- Document: Restatement Section 22 Black Letter
Section on Transactional Law and Skills
Teaching Transactional Law and Skills
David Thomson, University of Denver Sturm College of Law
- Presentation: Guided Sequence for Formation of Professional Identity