08/21/08 The AALS is boycotting the Manchester Grand Hyatt over its owner's opposition to gay marriage. The furor springs from the fact that the owner of the Manchester Grand Hyatt, Doug Manchester, made a $125,000 contribution to an initiative to ban gay marriage in California. Many (mostly left-leaning) political professors have demanded a boycott of the hotel as a result. Well, the AALS has buckled to them. The Association had rented two hotels, the Grand Hyatt and the Marriott, for an event in January. They announced earlier this week, however, that they are moving all meetings to the Marriott, even though they won’t be breaking the contract they already signed with the Grand Hyatt as doing so would be too costly. In other words, the law professors are making their organization take a political stand. Commentators have been swift to respond, with Glenn Reynolds of the University of Tennessee opining, “So remember — if you want lawprofs' business, don't utter a politically incorrect opinion. But don't engage in similar boycotts of "progressive" speakers. That would be McCarthyism.” Incidentally, it appears that the Marriott in question was also built by the now-ostracized Doug Manchester, but that he has sold his stake in that hotel, thus making the Marriott acceptable to the law professors. Related Article Solstice Eclipsed: Mitsubishi's Spyder offers more, including a trunk (sort of) The Pontiac Solstice nailed an Olympic gold in styling for the U.S. team, but as beautiful as it is, there were a few compromises to function. .... George Washington University Law Students Help Clean Up The BP Spill... Sort of. Ten law Students from George Washington University have been up to more than just studying the law, they've been aiding in the recovery efforts of one of the largest natural disaster in the history of America. .... Boulder's new hotel melds history, luxury and stylish design In 1944 when Ruth Gower bought the boarding house where she worked as a maid at 926 Walnut in Boulder, Colo., she saw possibility. A widow with a third-grade education, Gower didn't have enough money for the property, so she borrowed it - $1,600. Her dream was to create a hotel that would be ''the crown jewel .... Note that the Marriott chain was started by a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, which is also making legal efforts to restore traditional marriage in California. No word on whether the Section on Legal Writing Research and Reasoning, which is one of the groups calling for the boycott, has noticed this yet.

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