Year: 2011
Andrew J. Potts Named 2011 Judge Walter P. Gewin Award Winner
The Judge Walter P. Gewin Award was created in 1982 to acknowledge outstanding contributions by lawyers in the development and presentation of CLE programs by CLE Alabama. The award is named for Judge Walter P. Gewin, who as President of the Alabama State Bar, helped to start the CLE department as a cooperative effort between…
U.S. Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens to Deliver Next Albritton Lecture
John Paul Stevens, retired associate justice of the United States Supreme Court, will deliver the Fall 2011 Albritton Lecture at The University of Alabama School of Law on Wednesday, November 16, 2011, at 1:30 p.m. in the McMillan Lecture Hall. Farrah Law Alumni Society members are invited to enjoy a private reception with Justice Stevens…
Matters of Faith: Religious Experience and Legal Response Symposium Coming Up October 14th
This fall, the Law School will welcome an accomplished panel for our tenth installment in the Law, Knowledge & Imagination Symposia, directed by Austin Sarat, Hugo L. Black Visiting Senior Faculty Scholar. Joining us to discuss the topic of “Matters of Faith: Religious Experience and Legal Response” are:
New Externships in Washington, D.C. and Montgomery
With many of our graduates actively involved in the government sector, and an increasing number of students expressing interest in a career in public service, the Law School has recently launched new externship programs in Washington, D.C. and Montgomery. Effective with the spring 2012 semester, the law school will place up to six UA Law…
Alabama’s Animal Rights Law Moot Court Team Takes Home Top Honors
TUSCALOOSA, Alabama – The University of Alabama School of Law’s Animal Rights Law Moot Court Team has won first place in the 1st Annual National Animal Rights Law Moot Court Competition. Oralists Laura Morgan and Keren McElvy competed against UCLA in the semi-final round and The University of Chicago in the final round. Keren McElvy had…
Legal Assistance Being Offered
The University of Alabama School of Law Clinics, in conjunction with the Alabama State Bar’s Volunteer Lawyers Program and the Tuscaloosa County Bar Association began offering free legal services for those affected by the recent tornado. The Legal Assistance Project provides free legal services both on-site at local area aid centers and at the law…
SBA Tornado Relief Fund
The Student Bar Association has set up a “Tornado Relief Fund” to help all those in need. As described by SBA Treasurer Will Booher: This fund will be used to directly support those in the law school community that were affected by the storm. This includes helping buy groceries, supplies, and replace essential lost property….
Dissenting Voices Symposium – Download the Podcast
The Symposium, hosted by Austin Sarat, the Hugo L. Black Visiting Senior Scholar at The University of Alabama, and the Cromwell Professor of Jurisprudence and Political Science at Amherst, explores the role of the dissenter in the American story. It focuses on the meaning and value of dissent in our culture and institutions. Symposium presenters…
2011-12 Faculty Visitors Announced
The Honorable Aharon Barak – President Barak, the retired president of the Supreme Court of Israel, again will visit in Fall 2011 and will teach a short course on proportionality. The Honorable Elika Barak – Judge Barak, retired as vice president from the National Labor Court in Israel, also again will visit in Fall 2011…
Law School Recognized in The New Yorker Magazine
The School of Law was recognized by best-selling author Malcolm Gladwell in the February 14-21 issue of The New Yorker. Gladwell’s article, “The Order of Things: What College Rankings Really Tell Us,” critiques law school rankings, particularly for their failure to consider affordability. When Gladwell reworks the variables, “counting value for the dollar at forty…