Category: Law News

• 2019 Year-End Charitable Giving

  2019 Year-End Charitable Giving As you consider your charitable giving prior to the end of the year, remember that gifts made now could generate income tax deductions that may help reduce your tax bill for 2019. Here’s how to complete your 2019 gift to the University of Alabama School of Law by year-end. IMPORTANT:  Credit…

• Professor Krotoszynski: Supreme Court Gives Free Speech to Fake Doctors, But Not Real Ones

  Professor Ronald Krotoszynski, Jr. writes an op-ed for The Washington Post about the First Amendment rights of medical doctors.  He is the author of The Disappearing First Amendment. For more, read “The Supreme Court Gives Free Speech to Fake Doctors, But Not Real Ones.”

• Professor Steinman to Receive 2020 Civil Justice Scholarship Award

  The Pound Civil Justice Institute has chosen Professor Adam Steinman as one of two recipients of the 2020 Civil Justice Scholarship Award. Professor Steinman is receiving the award for his article “Access to Justice, Rationality, and Personal Jurisdiction,” 71 Vand. L. Rev. 1401 (2018). He analyzed the United States Supreme Court’s recent decisions on personal…

• Alabama Law Remembers Booker T. Forte, Jr.

  Booker T. Forte, Jr. has passed away at the age of 71. He grew up in Tuscaloosa, took his bachelor’s degree from The University of Alabama in 1969, and earned his law degree from Alabama Law in 1972.  He was a member of the very first graduating class of the Law School to include African…

• Professor Cross Discusses Geneva Cooley’s Legal Battle

  Professor Courtney Cross is quoted in Al.com about Geneva Cooley’s case.  For more, read “Free at last: Geneva Cooley Eyes Her First Thanksgiving Free in 17 Years.”

• Professor Carroll Comments on Recusals in Alabama Murder Trial

  Professor Jenny Carroll is quoted in the AJC about recusals in the murder trial of an Alabama police officer who shot an unarmed man.

• Professor Hill Discusses Marijuana and Banking in Documentary

  Professor Julie Hill is featured in a documentary about medical marijuana and money laundering. The documentary was filmed by The Federalist Society.  

• Professor Carroll Discusses Shelby v. Holder

  Professor Jenny Carroll comments on Shelby v. Holder in an Al.com story about proposed city annexations in Alabama. For more, read “Intense Racial Polarization Remains ‘Elephant in the Room’ over Alabama Annexations.”

• Professor Vance Comments on President Trump’s Actions During Impeachment Inquiry

  Professor Joyce White Vance is quoted in The Washington Post about President Trump’s actions during the impeachment investigation. For more, read “As Trump Moves to Bully Witnesses and Derail Impeachment, Democrats See Obstruction.”

• Professor Krotoszynski Discusses First Amendment at Law School Symposium

  Professor Ronald Krotoszynski is quoted in The Chicago Maroon about declining speech rights. For more, read “Academics and Journalists from Across the Country Discuss First Amendment in Law School Symposium.”