Year: 2020

• A Message from Dean Mark E. Brandon

  Dear Alabama Law Community, It has been my custom not to comment on events

• Professor Grove Comments on Lawsuit that Challenges House’s New Voting Rules

  Professor Tara Leigh Grove is quoted in a Law360 article about a lawsuit by House Republicans, challenging the House’s new COVID-era voting rules. For more, read “GOP Proxy Voting Challenge Faces Long Odds in Courts.”

• Professors Carroll and Vance Weigh in on Alabama’s Absentee Ballot Rules

  Professors Jenny Carroll and Joyce White Vance are quoted by WBHM about Alabama’s absentee ballot rules. https://wbhm.org/feature/2020/states-absentee-ballot-rules-draw-increased-scrutiny-amid-pandemic/

• Professor Hill Weighs in on Tenure of Comptroller Joseph Otting

  Professor Julie Hill is quoted by Bloomberg Law about the tenure of Comptroller of the Currency Joseph Otting. For more, read “Otting’s OCC Tenure Defined by Willingness to Go It Alone.”  

• Professor Acevedo: No Clear Guidance Stating Alabama Employers Must Notify Employees about Coronavirus Cases

  Professor Deepa Das Acevedo is quoted by Al.com about a lack of guidelines in Alabama stating that businesses have to tell employees when someone tests positive for coronavirus. For more, read “In Alabama, Your Boss Doesn’t Have to Tell You if COVID-19 Is Spreading at Work.”  

• Professor Horwitz Comments on Department of Justice’s Support for a Virginia Church

  Professor Paul Horwitz is quoted in TIME magazine about the government’s support for Lighthouse Fellowship Church in Virginia. For more, read “Why the Justice Department Is Backing This Small Virginia Church in the Country’s Reopening Debate.”    

• Professor Hamill Weighs in on Gov. Ivey’s Executive Order on Liability Protections for Businesses and Health Care Providers

  Professor Susan Pace Hamill is quoted in Al.com about Gov. Kay Ivey’s executive order granting additional protections to businesses and health care providers from lawsuits. For more, read “Can You Still Sue Someone in Alabama If You Get Coronavirus?”

• Alabama Law Announces Finalists for the 2020 Harper Lee Prize for Legal Fiction

  The University of Alabama School of Law has named the finalists for the 2020 Harper Lee Prize for Legal Fiction. The three books chosen to compete for the prize are: “The Satapur Moonstone” by Sujata Massey, “The Hallows” by Victor Methos, and “An Equal Justice” by Chad Zunker. “We are pleased to celebrate the 10th…

• Professor Krotoszynski: Some States Are Criminalizing and Censoring Lawful Speech

  Professor Ronald Krotoszynski writes an op-ed for The Atlantic about state governments using the pandemic to criminalize and censor lawful speech. For more, read “States Are Using the Pandemic to Roll Back Americans’ Rights.”

• Professors Acevedo and McMichael Weigh in on Safety of Grocery Store Workers

  Professors Deepa Das Acevedo and Benjamin McMichael are quoted in Al.com about the safety of grocery store workers. For more, read “Grocery Workers Are Getting Sick, Some Are Dead. Who Has Their Back?”