Professor Deepa Das Acevedo recently published India Turns 75: Fast Facts About the Unusual Constitution Guiding the World’s Most Populous Democracy in The Conversation. The full article can be viewed online.
Professor Fred Vars recently published an op-ed titled What can cities do when bad gun laws are hurting the economy? in the LA Times. Read the full article online.
Professor Ronald Krotoszynski, the Alabama Law John S. Stone Chairholder of Law, was elected President of the Southeastern Association of Law Schools (SEALS) where he will serve in that capacity throughout the 2022-2023 academic year. Learn more about SEALS by visiting their website.
Professor Casey Faucon was featured in an article titled Why Is Polygamy So Rarely Prosecuted? on A&E. The full article can be viewed on the A&E TV Network website.
Professor John Acevedo was recently quoted in an article on USA Today titled Fact check: In Alabama, sentencing varies for illegal abortion, rape. The full article can be viewed online.
Professors Heather Elliott and Fred Vars recently published an op-ed in USA Today titled Giving Up Our Gun-buying Rights is a Form of Self-Defense Through Suicide Prevention. The full piece can be viewed on USA Today’s website.
Professor Susan Hamill’s essay, Tax Policy: A Sieve Separating the Genuine Pro-lifers from the Fakes, was recently published in Canopy Form On the Interactions of Law & Religion. Read the full piece here.
Throughout the 2022-2023 academic year, Alabama Law will be commemorating The 50|150 Anniversaries. During this time of remembrance, we will be celebrating the 150th Anniversary of the founding of the School of Law and acknowledging it was just 50 years ago that the first class of African American students graduated from the Law School. We invite you to join us during this upcoming academic year as we reflect on OUR HISTORY and work together to build OUR FUTURE.
As part of The 50 | 150 Anniversaries, Alabama Law will be hosting several alumni socials in various locations. We invite you to celebrate these anniversaries and catch up with old classmates at an event near you. See some of the upcoming events listed below and keep an eye out for forthcoming details around additional events that will be announced throughout the year.
Professor Fredrick Vars published an article titled The Most Dangerous Moment of My Life: Reducing Police Killings During Mental Health Crises in Harvard Law Review Blog. Read the full blog post here.
Professor Russell Gold’s article, Volunteer Prosecutors, was recently published in 59 American Criminal Law Review 1483-1540 (2022).You can read the full article here.