Professor Fredrick Vars’s article, “Show Me Your Gun”: A Way Forward on Waiting Periods has been published in the 77th volume of the New York University Annual Survey of American Law. You can read the full piece here.
Professor Shalini Bhargava Ray recently moderated a session at the 2022 Administrative Law Conference, sponsored by the ABA’s Administrative Law and Regulatory Practice section. The session, “Judicial Review of Agency Guidance in Immigration Law and Beyond,” featured Brad Banias, a former government attorney now in private practice, Bed Eidelson of Harvard, Shruti Rana of Indiana University-Bloomington, Bijal Shah of Boston College, and Shoba Wadhia of Penn State.
Professor Susan Pace Hamill published an opinion piece in the New York Times titled When Law Schools Snub the Rankings. Read the full article online or in the Saturday, December 3 print edition.
Professor Daiquiri Steele’s article, Enduring Exclusion has been published in Michigan Law Review. You can read the full piece here.
Professor Fredrick Vars recently co-authored an opinion piece titled We’re taking an ostrich approach to enforcing gun laws – with deadly results in The Hill. Read the full article online.
UA is seeking a strategic and collaborative leader with a distinguished scholarly profile to serve as the next dean of the School of Law. The dean will develop a vision for the school and provide leadership in matters related to planning, curriculum, research and scholarship, and the law school’s budget. The dean will also engage with faculty, students, alumni, the legal community, and state and federal government officials to advance the goals of the School of Law and University.
Anita Kay Head, Assistant Dean for Students and Associate Professor of Legal Writing with the School of Law, is serving as chair of the search committee. Head is joined by committee members elected from the college including:
Committee members appointed by UA President Stuart R. Bell include:
The School of Law provides a top-rate education that results in enviable bar passage and employment rates, all within a supportive and diverse environment. The college’s low student-to-faculty ratio paired with robust curricular offerings draws students to study under faculty who are skilled teachers as well as leading researchers and scholars.
U.S. News and World Report ranks the School of Law No. 9 among public universities.
A full description of the position and information on how to apply is available online.
This month, preLaw Magazine ranked the University of Alabama School of Law as the #3 Best Value Law School in the U.S. This annual list identifies the top law schools across the nation that provide a first-rate education while keeping student costs down. Pre-Law does this by analyzing factors such as tuition and fees, employment success, bar passage rate, and average graduate debt load. More information about the Best Value Law Schools is available in the Fall 2022 issue of preLaw Magazine.
Professor Adam Steinman’s article Beyond Bristol-Myers: Personal Jurisdiction over Class Actions has been published in NYU Law Review. You can read the full piece here.
Professor Luke Herrine was quoted in a NPR article titled A federal judge calls student loan relief unlawful, deepening limbo for borrowers. You can read the full article here.
Professor Paul Horwitz recently reviewed two articles— The Rhetorical Power of the Supreme Court and The Supreme Court and the People: Communicating Decisions to the Public in Jotwell. Professor Horwitz is a co-editor of Jotwell’s constitutional law section. You can read the full review here.
