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Professor Fred Vars Publishes Op-Ed in the Washington Post
Professor Fred Vars has published a new op-ed in the Washington Post with Ian Ayres (Yale Law School) about Hallie Biden’s actions upon finding Hunter Biden’s gun – throwing it in a dumpster – and the potential of her facing criminal charges for her actions while Hunter Biden has been pardoned by President Joe Biden….
Professor Ray Continues Work on Agency Guidance with Panel Discussion and New Essay
Professor Shalini Ray recently participated in a panel discussion, When “No Action” Means “Final Action”: Current Issues in Agency Guidance, at the fall conference of the ABA Administrative Law and Regulatory Practice Section. The Regulatory Review at the University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School recently published an essay by her as well, Promoting Transparency and Consistency in Individualized Guidance.
Protected: Professor Krotoszynski Publishes Essay with the Knight First Amendment Institute at Columbia University
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Alabama Law to Host Judge J. Michelle Childs of the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals
The Honorable J. Michelle Childs of the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals will be providing the keynote address for the Judge Frank M. Johnson, Jr. Memorial Lecture in Constitutional Rights and Liberties this Friday, November 22, at noon in the Bedsole Moot Courtroom. Afterwards, Professor Daiquiri Steele will offer her reflections and lead a discussion…
Alabama Law Hosts Southeastern Junior-Senior Workshop
On November 7-8, Alabama Law hosted this year’s Southeastern Junior-Senior Workshop, organized by the Director of Faculty Research, Professor Shalini Ray. The annual workshop brings together junior and senior scholars from law schools across the Southeast, offering junior scholars a unique platform to present their work, receive formal comments from senior scholars, and benefit from constructive feedback. Participants this year hailed from the…
Alabama Law Welcomes Seven New Faculty Members
This semester, The University of Alabama School of Law welcomed seven new faculty members to its community. Read about each of them below. Joel Nichols, Vice Dean and Professor of Law Prior to joining Alabama Law, Nichols served as interim dean of University of St. Thomas School of Law (MN) from 2022-2024 after serving as…
Professor Steele Wins the Michael J. Zimmer Award
This past weekend, Professor Daiquiri Steele won the Michael J. Zimmer Award at the Colloquium on Scholarship in Employment and Labor Law, held in San Diego. Named in honor of the late Michael Zimmer—a renowned expert on employment discrimination, labor, and constitutional law—the Zimmer Award honors, “a rising scholar who values workplace justice and community,…
Professor Herrine Comments on Debt Relief
Professor Luke Herrine interviewed with several major news outlets regarding student debt relief. His commentary is highlighted in BusinessInsider, MarketWatch, and CNBC, along with several additional outlets.
Patty Nelson Receives Vergil Parks McKinley, Sr. Employee Award
Patty L. Nelson, the Continuing Legal Education Coordinator for the Law School, has received the Vergil Parks McKinley, Sr. Employee Award from The University of Alabama. She was nominated by Daniel Powell, Director of Continuing Legal Education and Associate Dean for Graduate Law Programs; Charles W. Gamble, Dean Emeritus and Henry Upson Sims Professor Emeritus…
Dorbin Women’s Association Recipient of Public Service Award
Congratulations to our Dorbin Women’s Association on being the 2024 recipients of the NCWBA Public Service Award! Initiated in 1985, The Public Service Award is given annually to a women’s bar association to recognize a wide variety of of outstanding and unique public service projects. For more information about NCWBA’s awards, please click here.