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This year, the theme of the discussion group is the Privatization of the Legal System. Increasingly, various aspects of our legal system can be said to be “privatized.” Privatization encompasses phenomena from attacks on the welfare and administrative state, to forced arbitration in employment and consumer contracts, to the privatization of the criminal justice system, particularly prisons. Our discussion will approach this topic utilizing a number of contemporary sources from exposés to op-eds.