Year: 2022

• Professor Vars Publishes an Op-Ed in the Daily News

  Professor Fred Vars recently coauthored an opinion piece titled A new no-carry default for the U.S.: A gun law that could really change things in the New York Daily News. Read the full article here.

• Law Student Determined to Make a Difference in Alabama

  Haley Carter, a law student from Mobile, never doubted that the Capstone was where she wanted to get her Juris Doctorate. But finances quickly became a concern for Carter, as her husband is also seeking a graduate degree and has no scholarship aid. Carter was awarded the Judge Robert E.L. Key and the Claude E….

• Professor Bhargava Ray’s Article Reviewed in Jotwell

  Professor Shalini Bhargava Ray’s article, Immigration Law’s Arbitrariness Problem, was recently reviewed by Juliet Stumpf in The Journal of Things We Like (LOTS). The same article was also reviewed by Professor Mila Sohoni for Jotwell’s Administrative Law section.    

• Recent Alabama Law Graduate Expresses Gratitude for Life-changing Scholarship

    Tyler Smoot (Class of ’21) came to Alabama Law with degrees from both Baylor and Duke, where he studied religion and divinity. He was motivated to apply to law school after working for several years with the Northcott Neighborhood House in Milwaukee where he assisted adult students studying to earn their GED. During his…

• Carving Her Own Path: Mother & Lawyer

  In 2017, Aaliyah Locke gave birth to her son, Quentin, while pursuing her undergrad degree in PR.  As a single mother, Locke dreamed of opportunities beyond her hometown for her and her son, despite the convenience and support that came with being close to family. Inspired by her grandfather who worked in law enforcement as…

• Professor Vars Publishes an Op-Ed in the LA Times

  Professor Fred Vars recently coauthored an opinion piece titled How can states limit guns? By protecting the right to peaceably assemble in the Los Angeles Times. Read the full article online.

• Professor Krotoszynski Publishes Op-Ed in Slate Magazine

  Professor Ronald Krotoszynski published an opinion piece in Slate titled The Supreme Court’s Elevation of School Prayer Over Other Free Speech Is Untenable. The full article can be read online.

• Professors Acevedo and Kimpel Quoted in AP Fact Check Article

  Professors John Acevedo and Amy Kimpel were quoted in an Associated Press fact-check article titled Post comparing abortion, rape penalties in Alabama lacks context. Read the full piece on the AP News website.

• Alabama Law Summer Scholars Visit the ALMD

  Shared with permission from the United States District Court Middle District of Alabama. Read the original piece on their blog. *** On Wednesday, June 22, 2022, the Alabama Middle District welcomed the Alabama Law Summer Scholars Program from The University of Alabama School of Law. The Alabama Law Summer Scholars Program is a cost-free, pre-law student program…

• Professor Vars Publishes Opinion Article in the New Haven Register

  Professor Fredrick Vars published an opinion piece titled Murder on the High Seas: CT’s Slayer Rule on Trial in the New Haven Register. Read the full article online.