Category: Law News
Gene Marsh Quoted by the New York Times: Collective Bargaining at the Collegiate Level
Northwestern University Football players spent last week giving testimony before the National Labor Relations Board in Washington, D.C. The question being raised is whether Northwestern football players should have the right to collectively bargain as university employees. Click here to read the full New York Times article.
Nathan Cordle (’15) Elected as Inaugural Governor of ABA Law Student Division’s 10th Circuit
Nathan Cordle, a 2L student, attended the American Bar Association Law Student Division’s 10th Circuit Spring Meeting in Memphis, TN. The 10th Circuit, recently formed, is comprised of nine law schools, including Alabama Law, from Alabama, Mississippi and Tennessee. Nathan was elected as the inaugural governor of the 10th Circuit.
Schedule Announced for NYT v. Sullivan Symposium
The Alabama Law Review will host a symposium to mark the 50th anniversary of New York Times v. Sullivan on February 28, 2014, at The University of Alabama School of Law. New York Times v. Sullivan is one of the most important cases in the history of First Amendment jurisprudence. Famously described by a noted…
Janie Shores (’59) Featured by Gulf Coast News
The Honorable Janie Ledlow Shores is featured in an article by the GulfCoastNewsToday.com. This 1959 graduate of The University of Alabama School of Law entered her 1L year as one of five women at the law school. She went on to be the editor of the Alabama Law Review and graduated at the top of…
The 2014 Harper Lee Prize for Legal Fiction is Currently Accepting Entries
The fourth annual Harper Lee Prize for Legal Fiction, co-sponsored by the Law School and the ABA Journal, is now accepting entries for the 2014 prize. Please visit www.HarperLeePrize.com to find out more information.
Professor Horwitz’s Book Honored by Harvard University Press
Professor Paul Horwitz’s First Amendment Institutions has been named one of the “Outstanding Academic Titles for 2013” by the American Library Association’s Choice magazine. Read more about First Amendment Institutions.
“When God Spikes Your Drink: Guilty Without Mens Rea”
Professor Vars’ article, “When God Spikes Your Drink: Guilty Without Mens Rea”, was recently published by the California Law Review. This article is a criticism of the Supreme Court’s recent decision in Metrish v. Lancaster. Read the article in the California Law Review here.
Professor Morriss Conducts Analysis of Cayman’s Labor Market
Andrew Morriss, D. Paul Jones, Jr. & Charlene Angelich Jones Chairholder of Law, was commissioned by Caymans Finance to conduct an analysis of Cayman’s labor market that would explain characteristics of, and the differences among, the three main revenue-producing industries (financial, tourism, construction) and the impact of Cayman’s immigration policies on each. Read Professor Morriss’ analysis…
Michael Allen (’00) Authors Book About American Intelligence Post 9/11
Michael Allen, a 2000 graduate of the Law School, recently authored Blinking Red: Crisis and Compromise in American Intelligence After 9/11. Allen formerly worked as majority staff director of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, director for the Bipartisan Policy Center’s National Security Preparedness Group (the successor to the 9/11 Commission) and filled various national…
2013 End of Year Giving Information
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