Year: 2021

• Professor Vars Shares Insights on Suicide Prevention

  Professor Fredrick Vars shared his unique take on a piece of legislation that could help protect people at risk of suicide.  You can read the full Salt Lake Tribune article titled “Utahns could temporarily give up their right to buy guns under bill before state lawmakers” to learn more.

• Professor Dillbary Honored with Dukeminier Awards’ Stu Walter Prize

  Professor Shahar Dillbary of The University of Alabama School of Law and Professor Griffin Edwards of the Collat School of Business at The University of Alabama, Birmingham were named the Dukeminier Awards’ Stu Walter Prize winners for their co-authored article, “An Empirical Analysis of Sexual Orientation Discrimination,” 86 U. Chi. L. Rev. 1 (2019). The…

• Professor Das Acevedo Talks COVID-19 Alabama Worker Protections

  Professor Deepa Das Acevedo was quoted on AL.com discussing worker protections during COVID-19. You can read the full article titled “Alabama workers may see more COVID-19 protections under Biden Administration” here.

• Don’t Miss the 2021 Virtual Alabama Law Alumni Banquet

    Sign up to join us virtually on February 26 for our annual Alabama Law Alumni Society Banquet. A reception will begin at 6 p.m. CT, with the award ceremony to follow 7 p.m. CT. Two new awards —the Alabama Lawyer Hall of Honor and the Rising Young Attorney Award—will be presented at this year’s…

• Professor Vance Quoted in The New York Times

  Shaila Dewan of the The New York Times highlighted Professor Joyce Vance’s insights on the potential charges stemming from the Capitol siege. Read the full article title “People Died at the Capitol. Will Rioters Be Charged With Murder?” here.

• Professor Grove Featured on CNN

  Professor Tara Leigh Grove’s insights on the history of “court packing” was highlighted on CNN. You can read the article titled “Biden’s Supreme Court Commission Set to Launch as Some Liberals are Eager to Pack the Court” here. 

• Professor Steinman Quoted in Bloomberg Law

  Professor Adam Steinman shared his insights in as recent Bloomberg Law article discussing the “doctrinal puzzle” of what to do with an adverse judgment from a lower court that the losing party no longer has the ability to challenge. Read the full Bloomberg Law article here.

• Professor Grove Shares Insights on Upcoming Impeachment Trial in USA TODAY

  Professor Tara Leigh Grove is quoted in USA TODAY discussing the upcoming Senate impeachment trial. Read the full article here: “Senate Republicans Overwhelmingly Back Failed Challenge to Impeachment Trial, Hinting at Trump Acquittal.”

• Professor Elliott Shares Her Reflections on Ruth Bader Ginsburg in California Law Review

  Professor Heather Elliott recently published “What We Can All Learn from Ruth Bader Ginsburg” in the California Law Review. You can read her reflections on RBG here.

• Professor Vance Quoted in The Washington Post

  Professor Joyce Vance was quoted in the Washington Post this week. Read the full Opinion piece titled “Finally, a President Who Takes White Supremacist Violence Seriously” here.