Category: Law News

• Alabama Law Welcomes Students from Australian National University College of Law

  Alabama Law’s Summer Exchange Program with the Australian National University (ANU) College of Law has entered its eighteenth year with the arrival of ten law students from the ANU.  They arrived in Tuscaloosa on January 6 for a five-week visit at the Law School. The ANU students are taking a class on Comparative Statutory Interpretation…

• Alabama Law Announces Call for Entries for 2018 Harper Lee Prize for Legal Fiction

  The University of Alabama School of Law and the ABA Journal are now accepting submissions for the 2018 Harper Lee Prize for Legal Fiction. The Prize, authorized by Ms. Lee, is given annually to a book-length work of fiction that best illuminates the role of lawyers in society and their power to effect change.  Past…

• Professor Hill Comments on Cannibas Banking Policy

  Professor Julie Hill is quoted in The Los Angeles Times about the effect Attorney General Jeff Sessions’s decision to scrap a policy that offered legal shelter for state marijuana sales may have on marijuana businesses. For more, read “Trump Administration’s Crackdown on Pot Sales Could Push Banks out of Cannabis Industry.”

• Professors Delgado and Stefancic Argue that the First Amendment Should Not Protect Hate Speech and White Supremacy

  Professors Richard Delgado and Jean Stefancic are quoted in an NBC News op-ed about why regulating hate speech would make the United States a fairer country. For more, read “Is the First Amendment Too Broad? The Case for Regulating Hate Speech in America.”

• Alabama Law Students Provided More Than 28,000 Hours of Volunteer Service to Surrounding Community

  The Class of 2017 contributed a cumulative total of 28,183 hours of volunteer service while attending Alabama Law.  Each year the American Association of Law Schools asks member institutions to calculate the number of hours their students have spent in providing free legal help in their communities. This number includes time spent working in the…

• 2017 Year-End Charitable Giving

  2017 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 2017. Here’s how to complete your 2017 gift to The University of Alabama School of Law by year end. IMPORTANT: …

• Professor Steele Weighs in on Office Romances as Sexual Harassment Allegations Surface

  Professor Daiquiri J. Steele is quoted on NPR about the effect sexual harassment allegations may have on office romances. For more, read “In a Crisis of Sexual Harassment, Whither the Office Romance?”

• Professor Hill Weighs in on Marijuana Banking

  Professor Julie Hill is quoted by the Associated Press about the Fourth Corner Credit Union and its courtroom battle to open and serve marijuana businesses.

• Professor Vars Discusses How a “No Guns” Registry Could Help Prevent Suicides

  Professor Fred Vars discusses on Alabama Public Television’s “Capitol Journal” his proposal for a “No Guns” registry to help prevent gun-related suicides.

• Professor Krotoszynski Explains the Constitutional Powers that Govern Congressional Ethics

  Professor Ronald Krotoszynski appears on Matter of Fact with Soledad O’Brien and discusses the constitutional powers that govern congressional ethics.