Year: 2014
Professor Carodine Comments On Obama’s Silence After New York Police Officer Killings
Professor Montre Carodine recently commented in The Washington Times about Obama’s silence after the New York police officer killings. The president “has been in the background. Why is it we’re talking about the mayor of New York City on this? He’s been the out-front spokesperson,” Carodine said. “It’s coming back to bite him. He’s getting…
Professor Delgado Weighs In On Racism In The Secret Service
In the wake of U.S. Secret Service breaches in security at the White House, Professor Richard Delgado recently told The Daily Beast it would be a mistake to discount how racism can affect an institution’s ability to function effectively. African-American Secret Service agents have filed a lawsuit claiming the agency’s culture is racist. When racist…
2014 End of Year Giving Information
Planning to make a gift before the end of the year? Click here to ensure your gift is received by December 31, 2014 for maximum tax credit. As you consider your charitable gifts between now and the end of the year, remember that gifts made now could generate income tax deductions that may help reduce…
Clinic Interns Win Jury Trial
Civil Law Clinic Certified Legal Interns Scott MacLatchie and Austin Whitten recently won a two-day jury trial in the Tuscaloosa County Circuit Court. The Civil Law Clinic’s client alleged that the contractor who made repairs to her roof and home after the April 2011 tornado did not complete the work properly. After hours of deliberation,…
Harper Lee, Other Alabama Writers To Be Inducted in Alabama Writers Hall of Fame
Harper Lee is one of 12 Alabama writers who will be inducted into the first Alabama Writers Hall of Fame in June 2015. The Alabama Center for the Book and the Alabama Writers’ Forum have partnered and created the state’s first comprehensive Alabama Writers Hall of Fame. In addition to Lee, the members of the class are: …
December 2014
Leadership Forum Selects Assistant Dean McLaughlin and Alumni As Members Glory McLaughlin, ’05, Assistant Dean for Public Interest, along with several Law School alumni (See Class Notes) were among the 30 attorneys selected as members of the 2015 Leadership Forum Class 11, the Alabama State Bar recently announced. Participants will be trained in leadership, ethics,…
ABA Journal Lists Professor Joyner’s Blog Among Top 100
Professor Daniel Joyner’s blog, Arms Control Law, has been chosen for the ABA Journal’s 2014 Blawg 100 list, as one of the top 100 best blogs for a legal audience. For more read, “8th Annual Blawg 100.”
First Amendment Should Come Out Of Elonis Unscathed, Professor Krotoszynski Says
Professor Ronald Krotoszynski recently told AL.com that the legal standard to judge whether speech is a threat is based on three points: the subjective intent of the speaker, the subjective intent of the victim or the recipient and a third where “you ask what a reasonable objective observer would think about the speech: whether they…
Ruling Against Elonis Would Not Necessarily Harm First Amendment, Professor Krotoszynski Says
The U.S. Supreme Court is hearing arguments in Elonis vs. United States to discern what proof is needed for conviction under a federal law when citizens make threats via the Internet or other forms of communications. The case centers around Anthony Douglas Elonis who was convicted for posting what prosecutors considered threats of violence on Facebook….
Leadership Forum Selects Assistant Dean McLaughlin And Alumni As Members
Glory McLaughlin, Assistant Dean for Public Interest, and several Law School alumni were among the 30 attorneys selected as members of the 2015 Leadership Forum Class 11, the Alabama State Bar recently announced. Participants will be trained in leadership, ethics, and career development and they are required to attend five sessions, including a three-day orientation…