Category: Law News
Professor Krotoszynski Weighs in on Louisiana bill that Would Allow Schools to Display “In God We Trust” on Buildings
Professor Ronald Krotoszynski, Jr. appears on WWL in New Orleans and a discusses Louisiana bill that would allow schools to display “In God We Trust” on buildings.
Alabama Law Hosts Symposium on Life After Scalia: Justice Gorsuch and Modern Textualism on the Supreme Court
Legal scholars discussed the future of textualism on the U.S. Supreme Court Friday, March 23, at The University of Alabama School of Law. The occasion was a symposium on Life After Scalia: Justice Gorsuch and Modern Textualism on the Supreme Court. The conference examined the form textualism may take on the Court and how Justice…
International Attorney Discusses Critical Role the Legal Community Can Play in Promoting Civil Societies
International attorney Owen Pell, partner at White & Case and the President of the Auschwitz Institute for Peace and Reconciliation, visited Alabama Law Tuesday and discussed the critical role the legal community can play in promoting civil and institutional safeguards and access to justice for minority and diaspora communities. “Lawyers are often the bridge,” Pell…
Labor and Employment Moot Court Team Writes Best Petitioner’s Brief
Robert Dyar, Morgan Epperson, and J.T. Lewis, all 3Ls, performed well in the Robert F. Wagner National Labor and Employment Law Moot Court competition at New York Law School in Manhattan during the first weekend of Spring Break. They competed in six rounds of oral argument over two days against teams from across the country,…
Professor Vars Writes Op-Ed About Reducing Gun Suicides
Professor Fred Vars writes an op-ed with Ian Ayres in The Los Angeles Times about how to reduce gun suicides. For more, read “A New Way to Reduce Gun Suicides, and Maybe Mass Shootings too.”
Professor Vance Comments on Role of White House Legal Counsel
Professor Joyce White Vance, former U.S. Attorney and Distinguished Visiting Lecturer in Law, talks with MSNBC’s Ari Melber about the role of the White House legal counsel. For more, read “McGahn is White House lawyer, not Trump lawyer, Trump should know.“
Professor Gold Explains How to Handle Power of Attorney for a Parent with Cognitive Impairment
Professor Allyson E. Gold, director of The University of Alabama School of Law’s Elder Law Clinic, is quoted in Caring.com about how to handle power of attorney for someone who has severe memory loss or severe cognitive impairment. For more, read “How to Handle Power of Attorney for a Parent with Dementia.”
Alabama Law Wins Duberstein Bankruptcy Moot Court Competition
Caroline Page, Robert Pendley, and Margaret Reiney, all 3Ls, won the 26th Annual Duberstein Bankruptcy Moot Court Competition. The Duberstein Competition is the preeminent national bankruptcy moot court competition and one of the largest single-site appellate moot court competitions in the country. Teams from forty seven schools competed in this year’s event at St. John’s…
Alabama Law Hosts Public Interest Career Fair
The Law School hosted 30 nonprofit and government employers at its fifth annual Public Interest Career Fair on Tuesday, March 6. About half of the attending organizations also conducted interviews with law students seeking summer internships. “This is a great opportunity for our students to meet practicing public interest lawyers and learn more about this…
Alabama Law Hosts Symposium on The Role of Lawyers in Good Government
Sitting and former U.S. Attorneys visited The University of Alabama School of Law March 2 and discussed the role lawyers play in government. The symposium, “The Role of Lawyers in Good Government,” was held in the McMillan Lecture Hall in Room 287 and consisted of three panels. It gave participants an opportunity to hear the views…