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• Military Veteran and Alabama Law Graduate Earns Equal Justice Works Fellowship

  On May 12th, recent Alabama Law graduate, Scott Sloss, was inducted into the 2021 Equal Justice Works Initiative Class of Fellows. Joining a talented group of awardees among an initial pool of more than 450 applicants, Scott was one of a limited number of highly talented students from across the nation to receive this award….

• Professor Frederick Vars Coauthors Piece Featured on The Hill

  This week, Professor Fredrick Vars coauthored an opinion piece featured on The Hill.com titled “The right lessons about ‘red flag’ laws from the Indianapolis mass shooting” with Yale Law professor Ian Ayres.

• Professor Carroll Quoted on NBC

  Professor Jenny Carroll was quoted in a recently published article titled “What’s a judge’s moral standard? Allegations of racism, sexism spotlight judicial misconduct” on NBCNews.com

• Professor Vance Joins Just Security Editorial Board

  This week, Professor Joyce Vance joined the editorial board of Just Security, a leading online forum for the rigorous analysis of national and international security. She is joined by law professors Monica C. Bell of Yale Law and Rebecca Hamilton of American University Washington College of Law.   Read more about the new additions to the Just Security…

• Professor Grove Featured on Bloomberg Radio

  Professor Tara Leigh Grove discussed the Supreme Court’s agreement to take up a Mississippi abortion case with David Westin on Bloomberg Radio. The full interview can be found here.

• Professor Krotoszynski Publishes Opinion Piece in The Atlantic

  Professor Ronald Krotoszynski recently published an opinion piece in The Atlantic titled “The War on Trans Kids Is Totally Unconstitutional.” The full article can be read here.

• Professor Vance Publishes Opinion Piece on MSNBC

  Professor Joyce Vance published her most recent opinion article titled “Judge Amy Berman Jackson’s Barr rebuke opens the door to DOJ accountability” on MSNBC.com.

• Professor Steinman and Colleagues Cited in 5th Circuit Decision 

  Alabama Law professor, Adam Steinman, joined professors Helen Hershkoff, Arthur R. Miller, Alan B. Morrison, and John E. Sexton in writing an amicus brief that was recently cited by the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals in the Douglass v. Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha decision. To learn more about the 5th Circuit’s decision in this case,…

• 2021 Alabama Law Moot Court Teams Excel at a Regional and National Level 

  Each year, students from Alabama Law compete in several moot court competitions covering a variety of topics from environmental to bankruptcy law. Throughout the past semester, these teams have performed impressively—including a first-place finish at the National Health Law Transactional Moot Court Competition, an “Elite Eight Finish” at the ABA National Appellate Advocacy Competition, and…

• Congratulations to Alabama Law 2021 & 2020 Graduates 

  Though masks and social distancing offered a different experience than years before, Alabama Law hosted in-person Commencement at Coleman Coliseum on Sunday, May 2. Because last year’s event was moved to a virtual format, the Law School was delighted to invite members of the Class of 2020 to come back and celebrate their achievements with…