Category: Law News
Watch the Fall 2013 Albritton Lecture Given by Justice Elena Kagan
On October 4, Supreme Court Justice Elena Kagan presented the Fall 2013 Albritton Lecture. Click here to view footage from the lecture. Thank you to C-SPAN for providing wonderful coverage of the Fall 2013 Albritton Lecture given by Justice Elena Kagan.
Professor Morriss: “Should Congress move quickly to pass comprehensive climate change legislation?”
Professor Morriss’ most recent op-ed has gone viral, being picked up by over 54 news papers internationally. In this opinion piece he addresses the call for Congress to pass comprehensive climate change legislation. Professor Morriss opines, “Congress should not waste time debating a comprehensive climate change legislation in the coming year.” Read the entire article “Rapidly…
Assoc. Dean Carodine Interviewed Again About BP Litigation for NPR’s Morning Edition
Associate Dean Montre Carodine was recently interviewed by NPR’s Morning Edition regarding the ongoing BP Oil Spill Trial. Listen to the full interview.
Dan Joyner’s Blog Honored by the ABA Journal
The editors of the American Bar Association Journal announced the selection of The University of Alabama Law School Professor Dan Joyner’s online blog, Arms Control Law, as one of the top 100 best blogs for a legal audience. The official announcement can be found at ABAJournal.com. Professor Joyner’s blog, www.armscontrollaw.com, provides analysis and discussion of international…
The Intersection of Law & Neuroscience
Professor Michael Pardo’s book, Minds, Brains, and Law: The Conceptual Foundations of Law and Neuroscience, co-authored by Dennis Patterson, was recently published by Oxford University Press. The book explores several philosophical issues at the intersection of law and neuroscience. It examines and critically assesses arguments for an increased role for neuroscience at the levels of…
1L Student Discovers a Passion for Public Interest Law
Hannah Hicks, a 1L at the Law School and a finalist for a Rhodes Scholarship, found a passion for social justice as an undergraduate and has plans to turn her passion into a career.
Professor Vars: “Symptom-Based Gun Control”
Professor Fred Vars recently participated in a symposium on the Second Amendment at UConn School of Law. Professor Vars presents his paper, “Symptom-Based Gun Control”.
Dean Search: Candidate Specifications
UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA SCHOOL OF LAW DEAN SEARCH STATEMENT For 140 years, Alabama Law has produced attorneys who become leaders locally, nationally, and globally. Our graduates do more than practice law – they shape the future. CANDIDATE CHARACTERISTICS The University of Alabama School of Law seeks a dean with excellent academic credentials, extensive administrative leadership…
Richard Jaffe (’76) Inducted into the American College of Trial Lawyers
Richard Jaffe, a 1976 graduate of Alabama Law, was recently named a Fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers. Mr. Jaffe said, “I am humbled and honored to be a 2013 inductee as a Fellow into the American College of Trial Lawyers, along with the other 2013 inductees. It is one thing to be acknowledged…
Professor Krotoszynski Elected to the American Law Institute
Professor Ronald J. Krotoszynski, John S. Stone Chairholder of Law and Director of Faculty Research, was elected to serve as a member of the American Law Institute (ALI). The ALI drafts, discusses, revises, and publishes Restatements of the Law, in model statues, and principles of law that are influential in the courts and legislatures. Professor Krotoszynski…