Category: Law News
Australian National University College of Law Students Arrive at the Law School
Nine incredibly gifted and inquisitive Australian National University College of Law students arrived in Tuscaloosa on January 2 for a five-week program in which they take a Survey of U.S. Law and a class on Comparative Gender Law, said William Andreen, Director of the Exchange Program. The comparative class also has Alabama Law students in…
Law School Welcomes Business of Being a Lawyer Faculty
Business of Being a Lawyer faculty will spend Friday talking with students about economic trends in the legal market and strategies for adapting to the changes ahead. BBL speakers share their time and experience, as well as provide practical and candid advice so that students will thrive in the legal profession. The Business of Being…
Professor Carroll Weighs in on Acquittal of Alabama Police Officer
Professor Jenny Carroll weighed in on the acquittal of a north Alabama police officer who was accused of using excessive force on an Indian man. Federal prosecutors failed to prove Eric Parker willfully violated the rights of Sureshbhai Patel when he slammed him to the ground during a suspicious person investigation in a Huntsville suburb, according…
Alabama Law Alumni Selected as Members of Alabama State Bar’s 2016 Leadership Forum
The Alabama State Bar announced the names of 17 Alabama Law Alumni who were selected as members of the 2016 Leadership Forum Class 12. Created in 2005, the forum has produced 318 graduates. Attorneys participate in a rigorous education and training process, focusing on servant leadership, ethics and career development. Candidates are required to attend five…
Law School Student Named Schwarzman Scholar
Atticus DeProspo (1L) has been selected as one of 111 members of the inaugural class of Schwarzman Scholars. DeProspo will be awarded a fully funded year of study and leadership training at Tsinghua University in Beijing and will take classes and live at the newly constructed Schwarzman College on the Tsinghua campus. DeProspo and scholars from…
Professor Carroll Comments on Attorneys’ Motion to Leave Hubbard Case
Professor Jenny Carroll recently told The Montgomery Advertiser the move by Mark White and his co-counsels to withdraw from Mike Hubbard’s case could delay the trial. Carroll said there “was no evidence Hubbard is going to be left at a huge disadvantage,” due in part to the defense continuity in his case. White, Hubbard’s lead attorney…
Professor Krotoszynski Discusses Chief Justice Roy Moore’s Order to Halt Same-Sex Marriage Licenses
Professor Ronald Krotoszynski told The New York Times Chief Justice Roy S. Moore’s order to Alabama probate judges to stop issuing same-sex marriage licenses is “an exercise in futility.” “At best, it sows chaos and confusion; at worst, it forces couples to bring federal court litigation in order to exercise a clearly established federal constitutional…
Professor Vars Weighs in on President Obama’s Announced Executive Action on Guns
Professor Fred Vars weighed in on President Barack Obama’s announced executive action, saying it could curb gun violence. “I’m not going to say that’s going to happen a lot, right, that we’re really going to make a significant reduction in gun violence,” Vars said. “I don’t think that’s true. I don’t think Obama would say…
Law School Announces Call for Entries for 2016 Harper Lee Prize for Legal Fiction
The University of Alabama School of Law is pleased to announce the official call for entries for the 2016 Harper Lee Prize for Legal Fiction. The Prize, authorized by Ms. Lee, is given annually to a book-length work of fiction, published in the preceding year, that best illuminates the role of lawyers in society and…
Scott Tindle: Serving the State
Scott Tindle: Serving the State Scott Tindle (’09) uses innovation to drive profits and support the citizens of Mobile. In 2013, Tindle was hired as the Executive Director of The Grounds, home of the Greater Gulf State Fairgrounds, to transform the organization. The first stop on the entertainment venue’s turnaround was the Disney Institute in…