Year: 2020
Professor Gold Weighs in on Eviction Bans during Coronavirus Pandemic
Professor Allyson Gold is quoted by The Appeal about calls for measures to protect renters during the coronavirus pandemic. For more, read “To Stop the Spread of Coronavirus, California Officials and Attorneys Call for Eviction Bans.”
UA Establishes Semester Completion Plan
Semester Completion Plan March 18, 2020 Dear UA students, faculty and staff, As the COVID-19 pandemic affects our community and the world, our UA administration has been tirelessly consulting available resources and experts to make decisions that are in the best interests of the health and safety of our campus community. Given the latest directives…
UA Announces Limited Business Operations
Announcement of Limited Business Operations March 17, 2020 Dear Faculty and Staff, Like other institutions around the world, our UA community faces unprecedented challenges from the COVID-19 pandemic. I appreciate each of you and your dedication to this great University. Together we will meet these challenges and continue our mission. The extraordinary need for social…
Two Teams Travel to New York for National Competition
Emily Raines, Brad Prosch, Jeff Rogers, and Hirshel Hall, all 3Ls, competed at the 28th Annual Duberstein Bankruptcy Moot Court Competition in New York. Alabama Law students arrived at the Duberstein competition following solid preliminary rounds in the regional CKP Cup competition at the University of Miami School of Law in Coral Gables. The Duberstein…
Alabama Law Students Compete in International Law Moot Court Competition
Chisolm Allenlundy, Mary Parrish Cobb, Hamilton Millwee, Peyton Patterson, and Mary Katherine White, all 3Ls, turned in an outstanding performance at the Philip C. Jessup International Law Moot Court Competition. The team competed in the Southeastern Regionals in New Orleans. The team was a perfect 4-0 in the preliminary rounds and earned the number one…
Professor Carroll Comments on Voter Access in Alabama
Professor Jenny Carroll is quoted by WBHM about voter access in Alabama. For more, read “Report Reveals Voter Access Difficult in Alabama.” https://wbhm.org/feature/2020/report-reveals-voter-access-difficult-al/
Law School Hosts Campbell Moot Court Competition
Ian Ross, Robert L. Humphrey, III, Jennifer Sandlin, and Gillian Purser competed in the final round of the John A. Campbell Moot Court Competition on Wednesday, March 11. A distinguished panel served as judges for the final round. They were: The Honorable William H. Pryor, United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit, The…
Tax Team Wins Best Brief Award at National Competition
Casey Barberio, Alex Price, and Andrew Toler, all 3Ls, performed well in the Florida Tax Bar’s National Tax Competition at the University of Florida Levin College of Law in Gainesville. The team won the award for Best Brief in the competition and advanced to the quarter-final rounds where they were eliminated by the eventual winner,…
Alabama Law Hosts Symposium on Civil Asset Forfeiture
The Alabama Law Review hosted a one-day symposium, Timbs v. Indiana One Year Later: The Future of Civil Asset Forfeiture, on Friday at the Law School. The symposium explored the consequences of this decision of the Supreme Court of the United States. Each year, law enforcement officials seize millions of dollars in cash, cars, homes,…
Constitutional Scholar Named to Charles E. Tweedy, Jr. Endowed Chair in Law
The University of Alabama School of Law has announced that Tara Leigh Grove will join the School of Law as the Charles E. Tweedy, Jr. Endowed Chairholder in Law in August. Her teaching will include courses in federal courts, constitutional law, procedure, and legislation and regulation. Dr. Mark E. Brandon, dean of UA’s School of…