Category: Law News
Law School Celebrates Black History Month
To celebrate Black History Month, the Law School hosted a panel discussion on Tuesday titled “The Uneasy Truth.” Law School alumni spoke candidly about what they wish they had known before attending law school and embarking on a career in the legal profession. Panelists fielded questions about whether they had faced racism at the Law…
WBRC Fox 6 Features National Moot Court Champions
We’re so proud of Lindsey Barber, Cory Church, and Anne Miles Golson. Watch them discuss their recent win of the 69th Annual National Moot Court Competition in New York on WBRC Fox 6. For more, read “University of Alabama Moot Court Team Makes History by Winning National Competition.”
Professor Fair Comments on Alabama’s Amendment 2
Professor Bryan Fair is quoted in the Alabama Political Reporter about Alabama’s abortion law. For more, read “As States Like New York Further Reproductive Health Rights, Alabama Remains Steadily Resistant.”
UA Names Residence Hall for Trustee Judge John England, Jr. (’74)
The University of Alabama’s newest student residence hall has been named for one of the University’s and state’s greatest civic leaders, the Honorable John H. England Jr. (’74), a member of the Board of Trustees of The University of Alabama System and circuit judge in Tuscaloosa. UA President Stuart R. Bell made the surprise announcement…
Alabama Law Hosts #DiversityMatters Open House
The Law School hosted 75 undergraduate students from across the state of Alabama and Florida for its 2019 #DiversityMatters Open House on Friday, February 8. Dean Mark E. Brandon welcomed the students, and Professor Montre Carodine provided a legal education overview. Students received information about how to apply to law school and attended a mock…
Professor Vance: President Trump Is Facing Jeopardy in at Least Three Federal Criminal Probes
Professor Joyce White Vance writes, along with Matthew Miller, an op-ed in The Washington Post about President Trump facing jeopardy in at least three federal investigations. For more, read “The Mueller Investigation Has Sprouted. Therein Lies the Jeopardy for Trump.”
Professor Carroll Comments on Attorney General’s Report on Fatal Mall Shooting
Professor Jenny Carroll discusses on NPR a report that clears an Alabama police officer who fired shots that killed a 21-year-old man on Thanksgiving night at a Hoover mall. For more, listen to “Alabama Officer Cleared In Fatal Shooting.”
Senator Richard Shelby Receives 2019 Sam W. Pipes Distinguished Alumnus Award
Senator Richard Shelby (’63) received the 2019 Sam W. Pipes Distinguished Alumnus Award at the Alabama Law Alumni Society Banquet in Birmingham. The award is given by The Law School Foundation to an outstanding alumnus who has distinguished himself or herself through service to the bar, The University of Alabama, and the School of Law….
Mock Trial Team Wins Third Place in BLSA Regional Competition, Advances to Nationals
Darrius Culpepper, 3L, Maya Hoyt, 2L, Florence Thompson, 3L, and Alex Williams, 2L, competed against 13 other teams from across the southeast during the National Black Law Students Association’s Southern Regional Competition held at The University of Memphis School of Law. The students advanced to the quarterfinal round of the tournament and defeated the highest seeded team from…
2L Moot Court Fellows Team Wins National Moot Court Competition
Lindsey Barber, Cory Church, and Anne Miles Golson, all 2Ls, won the 69th Annual National Moot Court Competition in New York. This is the first championship for The University of Alabama in the event’s history. The Hugh F. Culverhouse Jr. School of Law’s team won two preliminary rounds and then defeated William & Mary in the Round…