Category: Law News

• Alabama Law Foundation Selects Fellows

  Law School alumni have been named fellows of the Alabama Law Foundation, which recognizes Alabama State Bar members who have demonstrated outstanding dedication to their profession and their community. The Fellows program was established in 1995 to honor Alabama Bar members for outstanding service and commitment. Since no more than 1 percent of bar members are…

• Professor Joyner Weighs in on Iran’s Ballistic Missile Tests

  Professor Dan Joyner is quoted in the Cato Institute’s blog about Iran’s ballistic missile tests. For more, read “Trump Administration Begins Threat Inflation on Iran.”

• Monet McCorvey Gaines: Serving the State

  Monet McCorvey Gaines (‘01), an Assistant Attorney General, serves within the Opinion’s Section of the Attorney General’s Office where she answers complex questions from elected officials and state agencies about Alabama law. She has addressed questions about whether a deceased candidate could remain on a general election ballot, whether a county commission has authority to…

• Law School Announces Symposium on The Legacy of To Kill a Mockingbird

  The University of Alabama School of Law is pleased to announce the presenters for the symposium on The Legacy of To Kill a Mockingbird: Advocacy in an Unjust Society. Join us as the nation’s foremost experts on the intersection of law and literature discuss the moral significance of Lee’s work. The symposium, sponsored by the…

• Law School Dedicates New Alabama Law Institute Reception Area

  The Law School celebrated the renovation of the reception area of the Alabama Law Institute and named it the Thomas L. Jones Reception Area. During the ceremony, Dean Mark E. Brandon expressed his gratitude for  Professor Jones and for the profound effect he has had on the Law School. “As a teacher and as an…

• Professor Vars Writes Op-Ed about Creating a Registry That Could Prevent Suicide

  Professor Fred Vars writes an op-ed for The Washington Post about creating a gun registry that could prevent suicide. For more, read “A gun registry that could prevent suicide.”

• Professor Rushin Weighs in on Justice Department’s Report on Chicago Police

  Professor Stephen Rushin and Locke Bowman, executive director of the MacArthur Justice Center at Northwestern University, discuss a Department of Justice Department report about the flaws in the Chicago Police Department’s methods and practices. They speak with June Grasso and Michael Best on Bloomberg Radio’s “Bloomberg Law.” For more, listen to “DOJ Report Finds Flaws…

• Professor Rushin Comments on Justice Department’s Consent Decree with Baltimore Police Department

  Professor Stephen Rushin is quoted in The Wall Street Journal about the U.S. Department of Justice’s consent decree with the Baltimore Police Department. For more, read “Justice Department and Baltimore Agree on Plan to Reform Policing.” “Emanuel Agrees to Negotiate Consent Decree That May Never Happen.” “Policing the Police.”   

• Law School Welcomes Students from the Australian National University College of Law

  Nine wonderfully gifted law students from the Australian National University College of Law arrived in Tuscaloosa on January 7 for a five-week visit at the Law School. The ANU students are taking a class on Comparative Approaches to Counter-Terrorism Law and a Survey on U.S. Law, said Professor William Andreen, Director of the UA-ANU Exchange…

• Professor Krotoszynski Weighs in on Privacy and Technology

  Professor Ronald Krotoszynski is quoted in the ABA Journal about privacy and technology. For more, read “For Sale: Your Personal Data.”