Year: 2021
Professor Hill Comments on Banks Backing Social Media App OnlyFans
Professor Julie Hill was recently quoted on Marketplace discussing banks’ involvement with the app OnlyFans.
Professor Vance Coauthors Piece for USA Today
Professor Joyce Vance recently coauthored an opinion piece on presidential reform under Joe Biden for USA today titled Voters want progressive prosecutors. Biden must follow through on promise to guide reform.
Scott Sloss Begins Equal Justice Works Fellowship
Today is the official start of the Veterans Law Project at Alabama Law as Equal Justice Works Fellow, Scott Sloss, begins his two-year fellowship bringing legal services to veterans and their family members in the Tuscaloosa County area. This project is being sponsored by Thomson Reuters and Shearman & Sterling LLP. Read more about the…
August 2021
News Welcome, Alabama Law Class of 2024 Alabama Law’s 1L incoming class consists of 152 students-drawn from a pool of over 1,500 applicants. More than 50 percent of the 1Ls are women and just under 20 percent identify as members of a racial or ethnic minority. Members of this class have studied, lived, or worked…
Alabama Law Hosts D&I Panel
This month, the University of Alabama School of Law hosted its annual orientation week for incoming 1Ls—which included several days of lectures and panels to prepare students for the law school environment and build rapport among the entering class. During orientation, the Alabama Law Office of Diversity & Inclusion hosted Reena Evers-Everette and Lisa McNair…
Professor Hamill Quoted in Huffpost
Professor Susan Hamill was recently interviewed about the ethics of doctors choosing not to treat unvaccinated patients for a Huffpost article titled An Alabama Doctor Is Refusing To See Patients Unvaccinated Against COVID-19. Can He?
Professor Brewbaker Quoted on AL.com
Professor William Brewbaker recently shared insights on HIPAA privacy laws with AL.com in an article titled There’s a crisis in Alabama hospitals. Here’s why you can’t see it.
Professor Carroll Publishes Article in Florida Law Review
Professor Jenny Carroll‘s paper, titled Beyond Bail, was recently published in the Florida Law Review.
Alabama Law Welcomes Professor Daiquiri Steele
Alabama Law is proud to announce that Professor Daiquiri Steele has rejoined the School of Law as an Assistant Professor. Her research examines whether and how anti-discrimination laws help ensure equal access to employment and education—both of which are crucial determinants of socioeconomic mobility. Professor Steele originally joined The University of Alabama School of Law…
Alabama Law Alum Frees Man from Lifelong Prison Sentence
Alabama Law alum (’21) and Alabama Appleseed intern, Allen Slater, recently helped free a man— who was serving a life sentence for a crime that, nowadays, receives a much lesser penalty— after 27 years in Donaldson Correctional Facility in Jefferson County, Alabama. Read more about it on the Alabama Appleseed Webpage.