Year: 2019

• Professor Faucon Discusses Proposed Bill that Would Reduce Penalties for Polygamists in Utah

  Professor Casey Faucon is quoted by Fox News about a proposed bill in Utah that would reduce the penalties against polygamists. For more, read “Polygamy Debate Returns to Utah Capitol, as Lawmaker Looks to Reduce Penalties.”

• Alumnus and Law Student to Hunt for House on HGTV

  Luke Kiszla, ’18, and Jayme Smith, 3L, will be featured on an episode of HGTV’s “House Hunters” later this year. Kiszla, who is engaged to Smith, sent in an application to be on the HGTV show just for fun. That application quickly became an on-camera house hunt in Montgomery, where Kiszla and Smith plan to…

• Professor Vance Writes Expert Summary about Mueller Report

  Professor Joyce White Vance, along with several other experts, provided a summary of the Mueller Report for Just Security. For more, read “Expert Summaries of Mueller Report: A Collection.” 

• Professor Vance Discusses the Logistics of Conducting ICE Raids

  Professor Joyce White Vance discusses on NPR how she approached conducting an ICE raid similar to the ones that happened in Mississippi. For more, read “Former Federal Prosecutor Discusses The Logistics of Conducting ICE Raids.”

• Women Make Up Majority of First-Year Law Students for First Time

  For the first time, women make up a majority of law students in the entering class at The University of Alabama School of Law. Of the 137 first-year law students who enrolled this week, 53% are women. Enrollment at UA’s School of Law mirrors a national trend, as women have outnumbered men in law school…

• Alabama Law Alumni Receive Alabama State Bar Awards

  Several Alabama Law alumni received awards at the 2019 Alabama State Bar Annual Meeting at the Grand Hotel Golf Resort and Spa in Point Clear. Walker Percy Badham, III (‘82) and J. Douglas McElvy (‘71) received the J. Anthony “Tony” McLain Professionalism Award. This award is given to recognize members for distinguished service in the…

• Professor Hamill Discusses Personal Use of Public Property in Alabama

  Professor Susan Hamill spoke with ABC 33/40 broadly about the personal use of public property in Alabama. For more, read “Wasted Taxpayer Money? City’s Take-home Vehicles Sit Idle for Days 40 Miles Away.”

• Law School Alumni among New Alabama Law Foundation Officers and Board Members

  The Alabama Law Foundation recently announced several Alabama Law alumni as new officers and board members. The Alabama Law Foundation is a charitable, tax-exempt organization affiliated with the Alabama State Bar. Its mission is helping people in need through improving access to justice by providing opportunities, funding, resources, education, and awareness. Since it’s establishment in…

• Professor Vance Writes an Op-Ed about the Rules that Govern Mueller’s Testimony

  Professor Joyce White Vance writes an op-ed for The Washington Post about Robert S. Mueller, former special counsel, following rules that govern his testimony before the House Judiciary Committee and the House Intelligence Committee. For more, read “Mueller’s a Stickler for Rules. The Ones Meant to Curb his Testimony Don’t Apply.”  

• Sharon Bala Wins Harper Lee Prize for Legal Fiction

  The University of Alabama School of Law and the ABA Journal announced that Sharon Bala, author of “The Boat People,” will receive the 2019 Harper Lee Prize for Legal Fiction at a ceremony at the Library of Congress in Washington, D.C. Bala is the ninth winner of the Prize. The award, authorized by Lee, is given…