Year: 2018

• Professor Krotoszynski Weighs in on Passage of Amendment 2

  Professor Ronald Krotoszynski writes an op-ed in The Los Angeles Times about the passage of Amendment 2 in Alabama. For more, read “Alabama’s Amendment 2 Provides a View of a Post-Roe World.”    

• 2L Moot Court Fellows Named Co-Champions of the Southeast Regional of the National Moot Court Competition

  2L Moot Court Fellows Lindsey Barber, Cory Church, and Anne Miles Golson were recently crowned Co-Champions of the Southeast Regional of the National Moot Court Competition. As Co-Champions of the region, the Fellows will next compete at the National Finals in New York City in January. Coached by Assistant Dean for Students Mary Ksobiech and…

• November 2018

  News FMJ 100: Honoring the Legacy of Judge Frank M. Johnson, Jr. Using a video produced by the American Academy of Achievement, Deborah Long (’80) and Judge W. Keith Watkins (’76) narrated the life and judicial decisions of Judge Frank M. Johnson, Jr. on what would have been his 100th birthday. As Judge Johnson remembered…

• Professor Carroll Comments on Alabama DMV Computer Outage

  Professor Jenny Carroll appeared on WBHM and discussed a recent statewide DMV computer outage. For more, read “Computer Outage at DMVs Presented Obstacles for Some Voters.”    

• Law Student Gives Advice about Seeking Clerkships

  Steven Arango, 3L, advises law students about seeking clerkships in an essay for ABAforLawStudents.com. After graduation, Arango will clerk for U.S. District Judge Fernando Rodriguez, Jr. https://abaforlawstudents.com/2018/10/30/judicial-clerkships-and-the-average-law-student/

• Professor Vance: Protect Special Counsel’s Investigation

  Professor Joyce White Vance writes an op-ed, along with Barbara McQuade, about the need to protect the special counsel’s investigation.  For more, read “New Attacks on Mueller, Coupled with Rumors about Sessions and Rosenstein, Highlight Need for Congressional Protection.”  

• FMJ 100: Honoring the Legacy of Judge Frank M. Johnson, Jr.

  Using a video produced by the American Academy of Achievement, Deborah Long (’80) and Judge W. Keith Watkins (’76) narrated the life and judicial decisions of Judge Frank M. Johnson, Jr. on what would have been his 100th birthday. As Judge Johnson remembered his life on the video, law students learned about his formative years in Winston County and…

• Justice Sotomayor Cites Student Note

  Shelby Calambokidis, ‘17, was stunned when she learned that her student note about solitary confinement was cited by U.S. Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor. A colleague at the Southern Poverty Law Center, where Calambokidis worked off and on while attending law school, told her about the citation. She worked hard on her note and crafted…

• Alabama Law Hosts Tolerance Means Dialogues

  Legal scholars and students recently discussed “Religion and Gay Marriage: Do They Have to Be at Odds? And Can University Students Make a Difference?” as part of an event titled “Tolerance Means Dialogue” at the Law School. Robin Fretwell Wilson, the Roger and Stephany Joslin Professor of Law at the University of Illinois College of…

• Professor Pierson Comments on Rise in Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organization Act Cases

  Professor Pam Pierson is quoted in Big Law Business about how the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act can be used for more than fighting organized crime.  https://biglawbusiness.com/state-farm-bofa-great-lakes-cases-show-rico-on-the-rise/