Year: 2019

• Professor Vance Writes Op-Ed about Mueller Report for Time Magazine

  Professor Joyce White Vance writes an op-ed for Time magazine about special counsel Robert Mueller’s report on Russian interference in the 2016 election. For more, read “Why the Mueller Report Shouldn’t Be the Final Word on Trump, Russia, and Obstruction of Justice.” 

• Paula Hinton (’79) to Deliver Commencement Address

  Paula Hinton (’79), Trial Partner and Member of the Executive Committee of the international law firm of Winston & Strawn, will deliver School of Law commencement address at 2 p.m. Sunday, May 5 at Coleman Coliseum.   Ms. Hinton serves as Global Chair of the Winston Women’s Leadership Initiative, which won the Chambers Award for…

• Dorbin Association Donates $14,500 to Turning Point

  The Dorbin Association donated $14,500 to Turning Point Domestic Violence & Sexual Assault Services on April 9. The contribution is the largest donation in the Association’s history. The money was raised through the Dorbin Auction, the Association’s annual live and silent auction that takes place every February. Leaders said they enjoy putting on the Auction every year and…

• April 2019

  News Moot Court Team Wins National HNBA Competition Steven Arango, Cameron Rentschler, and Zach Smith, all 3Ls, won the 2019 Hispanic National Bar Association’s Uvaldo Herrera Moot Court Competition. This is the University of Alabama’s first championship in the competition. Thirty-two teams from law schools around the country competed in Albuquerque, New Mexico. The problem involved complex…

• Bankruptcy Journal to Publish Brief Written by Law Students

  A bankruptcy journal will soon publish a brief written by Mallory Woodford and Clayton Stansell, both 3Ls. The brief was written as part of the 27th Annual Duberstein Bankruptcy Moot Court Competition in New York City in March. Each year, the competition considers one or more questions. Teams then address those concerns in oral arguments and…

• National Moot Court Champions Featured in UA Video

  Here are your National Moot Court Champions. Lindsey Barber, Cory Church, and Anne Miles Golson, all 2Ls, won the 69th Annual National Moot Court Competition in New York in January. The team was coached by Assistant Dean for Students Mary Ksobiech and managed by Josh Kravec, 2L. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cUmwgiGXfG8  

• Law School Hosts Symposium on Brown’s Promise of Equality: 65 Years in the Making

  The Hugh F. Culverhouse Jr. School of Law at The University of Alabama hosted a symposium Friday, March 29, that explored Brown v. Board of Education, the landmark school desegregation case. “Sixty-five years ago, the Supreme Court delivered an opinion that promised an end to racial segregation in the education system,” said Josh Polk, editor-in-chief…

• Professor Vance Weighs in on the Jussie Smollett Case

  Professor Joyce White Vance discusses the Jussie Smollett case on MSNBC. For more, view “Why Was Jussie Smollett’s Case Sealed?”      

• Moot Court Team Wins National HNBA Competition

  Steven Arango, Cameron Rentschler, and Zach Smith, all 3Ls, won the 2019 Hispanic National Bar Association’s Uvaldo Herrera Moot Court Competition. This is the University of Alabama’s first championship in the competition. Thirty-two teams from law schools around the country competed in Albuquerque, New Mexico. The problem involved complex constitutional issues concerning freedom of the press and due…

• Professor Vars Discusses How to Prevent Suicide

  Nola.com interviewed Professor Fred Vars for a video about how to prevent gun suicide. His proposal allows residents to voluntarily suspend their ability to purchase a gun. Professor Vars’s interview begins at 3:04. Nola.com interviewed Professor Fred Vars for a video about how to prevent gun suicide. His proposal allows residents to voluntarily suspend their…