Year: 2025
Professor Ron Krotoszynski Cited in SCOTUS Opinion
Professor Ron Krotoszynski’s article, Reconsidering the Nondelegation Doctrine: Universal Service, the Power to Tax, and the Ratification Doctrine (80 Ind. L. J. 239, 282 (2005)) was cited in Justice Neil Gorsuch’s dissent in FCC v. Consumers’ Research. The case stems from questions about the universal service fund established in the 1996 Telecommunications Act. Congress instructed…
Professor Yonathan Arbel Comments on AI Use in Court
Professor Yonathan Arbel, Director of the AI Legal Studies Initiative at Alabama Law, was interviewed for a FOX 10 News Mobile article about a defense attorney who cited cases that had been hallucinated by AI in court. The defendant in the case requested new representation, telling the judge that he “no longer has confidence in…
Professor Sean Tu Cited in Stat News Article On Pharmaceutical Patents
Professor Sean Tu was interviewed for and cited in a Stat News article about a patent infringement lawsuit filed by Regeneron Pharmaceuticals against Amgen. Regeneron is arguing that Amgen is infringing on its patent for its drug, Eylea, an injectable used for treating eye diseases such as wet age-related macular degeneration, by creating a biosimilar…
U.S. News Ranks Alabama Law #1 Public Law School for Salary-to-Debt Ratio
U.S. News ranked Alabama Law #1 among public law schools for highest salary-to-debt ratio, and #3 overall.
Alabama Law Ranked Top 8 Public Law School
In the recently-released 2025 Above the Law Top Law Schools rankings, Alabama Law ranked 8th among public law schools and 25th overall, rising four spots in the past year. Above the Law prioritizes affordability and quality employment outcomes—focusing on educational value and how well law schools place students (1) in full-time, longer-term positions that require…
Burr & Forman Pledges $150,000 to Path Makers Legacy Plaza
Burr & Forman, an Am Law 200 firm with over 370 lawyers, pledged $150,000 to support the construction of the Path Makers Legacy Plaza at The University of Alabama School of Law. Plans for the plaza were first introduced in 2023 as a part of a 50th anniversary commemoration celebrating the first Black graduates at…
Professor Fred Vars Publishes Op-Ed in The LA Times
Professor Fred Vars published an op-ed in The LA Times about the lasting effects of mass shootings on bystanders, friends, and family members of victims –– namely, mental health crises and suicide attempts –– and how Voluntary Do-Not-Sell lists can mitigate the potentially deadly consequences of those events. The governor of Colorado recently signed a…
Professor Sean Tu Receives 2025 Publication-of-the-Year Award
Professor Sean Tu’s article, Differential Legal Protections for Biologics vs Small-Molecule Drugs in the US (with Olivier J. Wouters, Matthew Vogel, William B. Feldman, Reed F. Beall, and Aaron S. Kesselheim), was selected by AcademyHealth as the recipient of the 2025 Publication of the Year Award. According to AcademyHealth, the award “recognizes the best and most relevant, scientific work in the fields of health…
May 2025 Alumni News
Alabama Law Celebrates the Class of 2025 On Sunday, May 4, The University of Alabama School of Law honored 162 graduates during its annual Commencement Ceremony at Coleman Coliseum. Chief Justice Sarah H. Stewart of the Supreme Court of Alabama gave the commencement address, and graduates Natalie Simon and Brandon Marsh offered their remarks as…
Alabama Law Celebrates the Class of 2025
On Sunday, May 4, The University of Alabama School of Law honored 162 graduates during its annual Commencement Ceremony at Coleman Coliseum. Among the graduates, 147 received Juris Doctor degrees—including 11 students who earned dual JD/LL.M degrees in taxation or business transactions. An additional 10 members of the Class of 2025 received standalone LL.M degrees and…