Category: Law News
Professor Gross Dispels the Myth that Law Students Can Close the Justice Gap
Professor John Gross argues in the Boston College Law Review that the idea that law students could close the existing justice gap overestimates the number of law students enrolled in the nation’s law schools and underestimates the volume of low-income Americans who need legal services. For more, read “Dispelling the Myth that Law Students Can Close…
Bruce Siegal Intellectual Property Moot Court Team Wins Award
UA Law students Alyssa Barksdale (‘17), William Logan (‘17 ), Buddy Rushing (‘17 ), and Carter Spires (‘17 ) competed Saturday in the Southern regional of the Saul Lefkowitz Trademark Law Moot Court Competition. The Bruce Siegal Intellectual Property Moot Court Team faced 11 other teams from throughout the Southeast. The team had an outstanding…
Judge Patrick Higginbotham Receives 2017 Sam W. Pipes Distinguished Alumnus Award
Congratulations to Judge Patrick Higginbotham (’61), the recipient of the 2017 Sam W. Pipes Distinguished Alumnus Award. Higginbotham received the award at the Farrah Law Alumni Society Banquet Friday in Birmingham. The award is given to an outstanding alumnus of the University of Alabama School of Law who has distinguished himself or herself through service to the…
Professor Krotoszynski Comments on Justice Department’s Defense of Immigration Ban
Professor Ronald Krotoszynski speaks to Ian Hanomansing about the Justice Department’s defense of President Trump’s immigration ban.
U.S. Senate Confirms Jeff Sessions (’73) as the 84th Attorney General of the United States
Jeff Sessions (’73) was confirmed by the United States Senate on February 8 to serve as the 84th Attorney General of the United States. Born in Selma, Alabama, Sessions received his Juris Doctor from The University of Alabama School of Law after completing his undergraduate education at Huntingdon College in Montgomery. He has represented Alabama…
Professor Steinman Weighs in on President Trump’s Immigration Order
Professor Adam Steinman is quoted in The Wall Street Journal about President Trump’s immigration order. For more, read “What the Appeals Court Must Consider on President Trump’s Immigration Order.”
Professor Krotoszynski Comments on Whether the U.S. is in a Constitutional Crisis
Professor Ronald Krotoszynski is quoted in Mother Jones about whether the U.S. is in a constitutional crisis. For more, read “We Are This Close to a Constitutional Crisis.”
Professor Horwitz Explains Executive Orders
Professor Paul Horwitz explains executive orders to a WVUA-TV reporter. For more, view “Professor Horwitz Explains Executive Orders.“
Law Students Win Best Brief Award at Moot Court Competition
Catie Malone (’17) and Devan Byrd (’17) competed this weekend in the Frederick Douglass Moot Court Competition in Atlanta. They won the best brief award, making this the third year in a row that a UA team has won this award. Although they did not advance through the oral argument segment of the competition, they…
Trial Team Wins Southeast Region of National Trial Competition
Bridget Harris (’17), Kristen Campbell (’17), Steven Arango (’19) and Cameron Rentschler (’19) competed this weekend in the Southeast Region of the National Trial Competition in Tampa, Florida. After five trials in three days, the team advanced to the national finals in Fort Worth, Texas, where the team will face the winners of other regional…