Category: Law News
Professor Grove Featured on CNN
Professor Tara Leigh Grove’s insights on the history of “court packing” was highlighted on CNN. You can read the article titled “Biden’s Supreme Court Commission Set to Launch as Some Liberals are Eager to Pack the Court” here.
Professor Steinman Quoted in Bloomberg Law
Professor Adam Steinman shared his insights in as recent Bloomberg Law article discussing the “doctrinal puzzle” of what to do with an adverse judgment from a lower court that the losing party no longer has the ability to challenge. Read the full Bloomberg Law article here.
Professor Grove Shares Insights on Upcoming Impeachment Trial in USA TODAY
Professor Tara Leigh Grove is quoted in USA TODAY discussing the upcoming Senate impeachment trial. Read the full article here: “Senate Republicans Overwhelmingly Back Failed Challenge to Impeachment Trial, Hinting at Trump Acquittal.”
Professor Elliott Shares Her Reflections on Ruth Bader Ginsburg in California Law Review
Professor Heather Elliott recently published “What We Can All Learn from Ruth Bader Ginsburg” in the California Law Review. You can read her reflections on RBG here.
Professor Vance Quoted in The Washington Post
Professor Joyce Vance was quoted in the Washington Post this week. Read the full Opinion piece titled “Finally, a President Who Takes White Supremacist Violence Seriously” here.
Professor Vance Publishes Essay in The Yale Law Journal
Professor Joyce White Vance published a new essay titled “Treat Every Defendant Equally and Fairly: Political Interference and the Challenges Facing the U.S. Attorneys’ Offices as the Justice Department Turns 150 Years Old” in the Yale Law Journal as a part of their collection published at the DOJ’s sesquicentennial. Read Professor Vance’s piece here.
Professors Vars & Ayres Share Join BYU Radio to Share Insights on Decreasing Suicide Gun-Related Deaths
Professors Fredrick Vars from The University of Alabama Law School and Ian Ayres of Yale Law School discuss how we can begin reducing gun deaths without infringing on Second Amendment rights. Listen to their interview with Julie Rose on BYU Radio here.
Professor Krotoszynski Writes Op-Ed on Impeachment Trial for Politico
Read Professor Krotoszynski’s Politico Op-Ed titled “How the Senate could Speed Up the Impeachment Trial” here.
Alabama Law Displays Works from Paul R. Jones Collection of African American Art
In February of 1949, a 26-year-old Black man from the Bessemer, Ala. area by the name of Paul R. Jones was denied admission to The University of Alabama School of Law. The letter he received from the Dean of Admissions made it clear that he was rejected because of the color of his skin. Mr. Jones went on to receive a master’s…
Professor Vance Authors Article for TIME Magazine Expounding on the Statutes that Apply in the Prosecution of Those Charged in Capitol Riots
Read Professor Joyce White Vance’s TIME Magazine article titled “There’s No Single Domestic Terrorism Statute. But Those Involved in the Riot at the Capitol May Still Be Prosecuted Under These Laws” here.