Category: Law News
Alabama Law Chooses Alumni for Profiles in Service
Alabama Law is pleased to announce Judge Joseph Colquitt (’70) and Philip Langford (’96) have been selected for the 2019 Profiles in Service. Each year during Pro Bono Celebration Month, which is recognized nationally in October, the Law School honors outstanding alumni who have made significant contributions to public service. Judge Joseph Colquitt Joseph Colquitt received…
Professor Courtney Cross and Attorney Terrika Shaw Discuss the Release of Geneva Cooley
Professor Courtney Cross and Elder Law Clinic Attorney Terrika Shaw are quoted in The New York Times about the release of Geneva Cooley. For more, read “Leaving Prison at 72.”
Alabama Law Honors William B. Hairston, Jr. (’50) with Classroom That Bears His Name
Alabama Law honored the life and legacy of William B. Hairston, Jr., and named a lecture classroom the Hairston Classroom. A plaque, displayed outside of the classroom, notes that the Law School received a generous gift to enhance the educational experience of law students by utilizing state-of-the-art technology. The Hairston Classroom features LED lights, new…
Dean Brandon Unveils Portraits of Three Professors
Alabama Law celebrated the careers of three professors who taught at the Law School for at least a quarter of a century. One by one, Dean Mark E. Brandon unveiled the portraits of Judge Joseph Colquitt, Professor Bryan Fair, and Professor Jerome Hoffman in the Bounds Law Library. The portraits, which will be displayed around…
Professor McMichael Comments on Jury Award Against Johnson & Johnson
Professor Benjamin McMichael is quoted by Reuters about an $8 billion jury award against Johnson & Johnson. For more, read “Massive Jury Award against J&J Highlights Risks of Its Legal Strategy.”
UA Law Professors, Students Help Geneva Cooley Receive Parole
As Geneva Cooley took her first, timid steps outside of prison, two of the attorneys who helped her gain her freedom walked closely behind. Courtney Cross, Director of the Law School’s Domestic Violence Clinic, and Terrika Shaw, Staff Attorney for the Law School’s Elder Clinic, watched as Cooley took her first steps of freedom. They…
Krotoszynski: Whistleblower Protection Act of 1989 Is “Deeply Flawed”
Professor Ronald Krotoszynski writes an op-ed for The Los Angeles Times about the Whistleblower Protection Act of 1989. For more, read “Good Luck to the Whistleblower Who Reported Trump’s Ukraine Call. He or She Needs It.”
Visiting Lecturer Anil Mujumdar Comments on Wrongful Death Claim against Federal Government
Professor Anil Mujumdar, a visiting lecturer at The University of Alabama School of Law, is quoted in The New York Times about the estate of James (Whitey) Bulger’s wrongful death claim against the federal government over Bulger’s fatal beating in prison. For more, read “What Victims’ Families Think of the Whitey Bulger Wrongful Death Claim.”
Professor Vance Discusses Questions of Law, Politics, and National Security on Talking Feds Podcast
Professor Joyce White Vance discusses questions of law, politics, and national security on the Talking Feds Podcast. The discussion comes after a whistle-blower expressed concern about President Donald Trump’s actions. For more, listen to the podcast, “The Whistle is Blowing.“
Pulitzer Prize-Winning Author Speaks at Alabama Law
Professor James Forman, Jr., of Yale Law School, spoke at Alabama Law today about his book, Locking Up Our Own: Crime and Punishment in Black America. Professor Forman said he wrote the book for two reasons. First, he wanted to write a book that was “rooted in black politics, black intellectual history, and black cultural…