Category: Law News
Hubbard May Have A Successful Defense For Ethics Violations, Professor Carroll Says
Alabama House Speaker Mike Hubbard recently won re-election, but he still faces felony ethics charges. Hubbard was indicted in October on 23 charges accusing him of using his offices for financial gain. Professor Jenny Carroll says Hubbard may have a successful defense because he has insisted that he acted for the good of the people….
Professor Carodine Discusses George Zimmerman Case with Mark O’Mara
Professor Montre D. Carodine and Defense Attorney Mark O’Mara recently discussed race and what role it played in the George Zimmerman trial at a program sponsored by the Duquesne University School of Law. Zimmerman fatally shot Trayvon Martin in 2012, and his acquittal of second-degree murder and manslaughter sparked a national conversation on racial profiling…
Obama Nominates Alumna Leigh Bradley As General Counsel for Veterans Affairs
President Barack Obama has nominated Leigh A. Bradley, director of the Standards of Conduct Office within the Office of General Counsel at the Department of Defense, as general counsel for the Department of Veterans Affairs. Since July, Bradley, ’81, has served as Special Counsel to the Secretary at the Department of Veterans Affairs, according to…
Professor Krotoszynski Says Alabama I.D. Law May Be Difficult To Challenge
Professor Ronald Krotoszynski says recent Voting Rights Act decisions may make it more difficult to prove that Alabama’s Voter I.D. Law harkens back to Jim Crow. In Shelby vs. Holder, the U.S. Supreme Court struck down a provision in the Voting Rights Act of 1965, making it more difficult to prove intent. “The problem that…
Professor Horwitz Urges Alabama Voters To Vote ‘No’ On Amendment One
Professor Paul Horwitz recently wrote in The Tuscaloosa News that Alabama voters should vote “No” on Amendment One on Nov. 4. The amendment is redundant, comes with a set of costs, and is based on religious hostility, he said. “Earlier versions of this legislation were clearly targeted specifically at Islamic law, although their proponents had no examples…
Marsh: Athletes Have Right To Fair Process
As more college football programs become mired in player controversies, some schools are moving quickly to resolve the matters, according to The Chronicle of Higher Education. The University of Florida suspended quarterback Treon Harris from the team, after he was accused of sexually assaulting a female student in a residence hall, while the University of…
Professor Rosen Travels To Geneva For World Investment Forum
Professor Ken Rosen recently traveled to Geneva, Switzerland, where he participated in the World Investment Forum. The WIF is organized by the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development and brings together leading figures from the political, business, and academic communities to discuss how to improve global economic development. Professor Rosen was invited to work with…
Dean Brandon Delivers Founders’ Day Address
Dean Mark E. Brandon recently delivered the Founders’ Day address at the University of Montevallo, noting that he could not have predicted he would one day become dean of the University of Alabama School of Law. “Whether we’re lucky or unlucky, life is unpredictable. What we hope for is that we have the resources to…
New Law Clinic For Former Inmates Opens Its Doors
The University of Alabama School of Law, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of Alabama, and the local office of the state’s parole board recently opened a new monthly law clinic for former inmates. Student volunteers help run the clinic that is the first of its kind in Alabama. It is designed to…
Professor Hill Examines Banking Regulations, Provides Recommendations
Professor Julie Hill discusses banking regulations and provides recommendations in a recent issue of Credit Union Times Magazine. Hill’s new 83-page study, “When Bank Examiners Get It Wrong: Financial Institution Appeals of Material Supervisory Determinations” provides in-depth analysis of the appeals process among financial regulatory agencies. “In the wake of the 2008 financial crisis, I…