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School of Law faculty member elected chair of AAL communication, media and information law section

Sonja West

Sonja West, Brumby Distinguished Professor in First Amendment Law in the School of Law, has been elected chair of the Association of American Law Schools Communication, Media and Information Law Section for 2020.

The Association of American Law Schools, formed in 1900, is a nonprofit organization of 179 law schools in the U.S. These member schools enroll and graduate most of the nation’s lawyers. The Section on Communication, Media and Information Law promotes the communication of ideas, interests and activities among members and makes recommendations on matters of interest in the teaching and improvement of the law relating to mass communication.