Year: 2016

• Professor Carroll Comments on Attorneys’ Motion to Leave Hubbard Case

  Professor Jenny Carroll recently told The Montgomery Advertiser the move by Mark White and his co-counsels to withdraw from Mike Hubbard’s case could delay the trial. Carroll said there “was no evidence Hubbard is going to be left at a huge disadvantage,” due in part to the defense continuity in his case. White, Hubbard’s lead attorney…

• January 2016

  New Field, New Corn Anthology Features Research by Young Scholars Eight University of Alabama School of Law alumni have been published in New Field, New Corn, an anthology of research papers that explores Alabama legal history and the state”‘s legal and judicial figures. The anthology, published by Quid Pro Books in New Orleans, covers Alabama…

• Professor Krotoszynski Discusses Chief Justice Roy Moore’s Order to Halt Same-Sex Marriage Licenses

  Professor Ronald Krotoszynski told The New York Times Chief Justice Roy S. Moore’s order to Alabama probate judges to stop issuing same-sex marriage licenses is “an exercise in futility.”  “At best, it sows chaos and confusion; at worst, it forces couples to bring federal court litigation in order to exercise a clearly established federal constitutional…

• Professor Vars Weighs in on President Obama’s Announced Executive Action on Guns

  Professor Fred Vars weighed in on President Barack Obama’s announced executive action, saying it could curb gun violence. “I’m not going to say that’s going to happen a lot, right, that we’re really going to make a significant reduction in gun violence,” Vars said. “I don’t think that’s true. I don’t think Obama would say…

• Law School Announces Call for Entries for 2016 Harper Lee Prize for Legal Fiction

  The University of Alabama School of Law is pleased to announce the official call for entries for the 2016 Harper Lee Prize for Legal Fiction. The Prize, authorized by Ms. Lee, is given annually to a book-length work of fiction, published in the preceding year, that best illuminates the role of lawyers in society and…

• Archive 2015

  TUSCALOOSA, Ala. ­– For her work in The Secret of Magic, Deborah Johnson will receive the 2015 Harper Lee Prize for Legal Fiction. The prize, authorized by Lee and co-sponsored by The University of Alabama School of Law and the ABA Journal, is given annually to a book-length work of fiction that best illuminates the…