Category: Law News
Professor Vance Authors Article for The Washington Post
Professsor Joyce Vance authored an opinion article for The Washington Post titled Yes, the U.S. government should settle with families separated by Trump-era policies.
Professor Grove Quoted in The National Law Journal
Professor Tara Grove was recently quoted in an article on Supreme Court legitimacy in The National Law Journal. Her Harvard Law Review essay The Supreme Court’s Legitimacy Dilemma, which reviews Richard Fallon’s Law and Legitimacy in the Supreme Court, was also referenced in the piece. You can access the full article on The National Law Journal’s website (subscription…
Professor Delgado Featured in NBC News
Professor Richard Delgado was recently interviewed, by Raul A. Reyes of NBC News, about his work on Critical Race Theory for an article titled ‘Manufactured boogeyman’: Latino critical race theory pioneers, advocates push back. The piece highlights the book, Critical Race Theory: An Introduction, which he co-authored with Professor Jean Stefancic.
Professor Grove Quoted in The New York Times
Professor Tara Grove was recently quoted in The New York Times article titled In Texas Abortion Law Case, a Spotlight on Brett Kavanaugh.
Alabama Law Honors Outstanding Alums for Pro Bono Month
Each year during Pro Bono Celebration Month, the law school honors outstanding alumni who have made significant contributions to public service. Congratulations to Alabama Law alums Farah Majid and Marcus Maples! https://www.law.ua.edu/public-interest-institute/alumni-profiles/alumni-bios/#Majid https://www.law.ua.edu/public-interest-institute/alumni-profiles/alumni-bios/#Maples
Alabama Law Alumna Earns Supreme Court Clerkship with Justice Thomas
Caroline Stephens Milner (’18) has been selected to clerk for Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas during a soon-to-be determined term. Milner is the first Alabama Law graduate to earn a SCOTUS clerkship since Charles Cooper, founding member and the chairman of Cooper & Kirk in Washington D.C., clerked for Justice William H. Rehnquist from 1978-1979. Looking…
Professor Acevedo Interviewed on WBRC
Professor Deepa Das Acevedo was recently interviewed on WBRC to provide insights for a story about teachers filing a lawsuit against the Tuscaloosa County School System. You can read the story and watch the interview here.
Professor Vance Publishes Article on Cafe.com
Professor Joyce Vance recently wrote a piece about enforcement of Congressional subpoenas for Cafe.com.
Alabama Law Hosts Top Constitutional Law Professors for First Amendment Roundtable Discussion
In September, the Alabama Law Program in Constitutional Studies hosted an academic roundtable event to discuss the new book Saving the News: Why the Constitution Calls for Government Action to Preserve Freedom of Speech written by Harvard Law Professor, Martha Minow. Moderated by Professor Tara Grove, director of the Program in Constitutional Studies at Alabama Law, the…
Professor Delgado Publishes Article in Journal of Law and Society
Professor Richard Delgado recently published the article Groundhog Law in the Journal of Law and Society. Download and read the full piece on SSRN.