Year: 2017
Law School Hosts Middle School Students for Open House
More than 100 Tuscaloosa middle school students recently visited the Law School. Students from Hillcrest, Eastwood and Collins-Riverside middle schools participated in the Law School’s first Middle School Open House, a program designed to introduce middle school students to law school. Dean Mark E. Brandon welcomed the students and encouraged them to take courses…
Professor Pierson Comments on Gov. Bentley’s Appointment of Luther Strange to Jeff Session’s Senate Seat
Professor Pam Bucy Pierson is quoted in the New Republic about Gov. Bentley’s appointment of state Attorney General Luther Strange to Jeff Session’s Senate seat. For more, read “The Shady Ascension of Luther Strange.”
Professor Krotoszynski Analyzes Court’s Decision to Continue Blocking President Trump ’s Travel Ban
Professor Ronald Krotoszynski speaks to Ian Hanomansing about the decision of the U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals to continue blocking President Trump ’s travel ban.
Professor Gross Dispels the Myth that Law Students Can Close the Justice Gap
Professor John Gross argues in the Boston College Law Review that the idea that law students could close the existing justice gap overestimates the number of law students enrolled in the nation’s law schools and underestimates the volume of low-income Americans who need legal services. For more, read “Dispelling the Myth that Law Students Can Close…
Bruce Siegal Intellectual Property Moot Court Team Wins Award
UA Law students Alyssa Barksdale (‘17), William Logan (‘17 ), Buddy Rushing (‘17 ), and Carter Spires (‘17 ) competed Saturday in the Southern regional of the Saul Lefkowitz Trademark Law Moot Court Competition. The Bruce Siegal Intellectual Property Moot Court Team faced 11 other teams from throughout the Southeast. The team had an outstanding…
Judge Patrick Higginbotham Receives 2017 Sam W. Pipes Distinguished Alumnus Award
Congratulations to Judge Patrick Higginbotham (’61), the recipient of the 2017 Sam W. Pipes Distinguished Alumnus Award. Higginbotham received the award at the Farrah Law Alumni Society Banquet Friday in Birmingham. The award is given to an outstanding alumnus of the University of Alabama School of Law who has distinguished himself or herself through service to the…
Professor Krotoszynski Comments on Justice Department’s Defense of Immigration Ban
Professor Ronald Krotoszynski speaks to Ian Hanomansing about the Justice Department’s defense of President Trump’s immigration ban.
U.S. Senate Confirms Jeff Sessions (’73) as the 84th Attorney General of the United States
Jeff Sessions (’73) was confirmed by the United States Senate on February 8 to serve as the 84th Attorney General of the United States. Born in Selma, Alabama, Sessions received his Juris Doctor from The University of Alabama School of Law after completing his undergraduate education at Huntingdon College in Montgomery. He has represented Alabama…
Professor Steinman Weighs in on President Trump’s Immigration Order
Professor Adam Steinman is quoted in The Wall Street Journal about President Trump’s immigration order. For more, read “What the Appeals Court Must Consider on President Trump’s Immigration Order.”
Professor Krotoszynski Comments on Whether the U.S. is in a Constitutional Crisis
Professor Ronald Krotoszynski is quoted in Mother Jones about whether the U.S. is in a constitutional crisis. For more, read “We Are This Close to a Constitutional Crisis.”