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Alabama Law Welcomes the Class of 2028
Alabama Law is proud to welcome the Class of 2028 into the Law School community. Drawn from a competitive pool of approximately 1,750 applicants, this incoming class consists of 140 students who represent 21 states and have studied at 49 different colleges and universities. In total, members of the 1L class speak 10 different languages and…
The Princeton Review: Alabama Law #8 for Federal Clerkships
The Princeton Review ranked the University of Alabama School of Law #8 in the nation for Federal Clerkship placements in its 2025 rankings. Among public law schools, Alabama ranked #3. The list is based on the percentage of 2024 J.D. graduates who secured a federal judicial clerkship. This list was announced after Above The Law recently placed Alabama…
Vice Dean Joel Nichols Presents at National Legal Conferences
This summer, Vice Dean Joel Nichols presented at the NCBE (National Conference of Bar Examiners) Annual Bar Admissions Conference in Seattle and at the ABA Associate Deans Conference in Salt Lake City. These conferences offer attendees – attorneys on state licensing boards, state Supreme Court Justices, directors of licensing agencies, and leaders of law schools…
Four Alabama Law Students Awarded Stevens Foundation Public Interest Fellowships
Four Alabama Law students were awarded Justice John Paul Stevens Foundation Public Interest Fellowships for their public interest work this summer. According to their website, “The John Paul Stevens Foundation is dedicated to promoting public interest and social justice values in the next generation of American lawyers. Through the Public Interest Fellowship Program, the Foundation supports…
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…