Category: Law News
Professor Joyner to Discuss Iran’s Nuclear Program and International Law in the United Kingdom
Professor Daniel H. Joyner will deliver three presentations in the United Kingdom to help support his forthcoming book, Iran’s Nuclear Program and International Law. Professor Joyner’s first presentation is on a panel at the University of Westminster, in London, along with two former British diplomats: Sir Richard Dalton and Peter Jenkins. The panel discussion will…
Know Your Rights, Says Professor Gross in AL.com Op-Ed
Professor John Gross recently wrote an op-ed for AL.com that Americans should know their constitutional rights when dealing with police officers. Earlier this week, in response to a noise complaint, members of the Tuscaloosa Police Department forced their way into an apartment, dragged three University of Alabama students out and then proceeded to use a Taser and…
Professor Carroll Comments on Case of 8-Year-Old Boy Charged with Murder of Infant
Professor Jenny Carroll told the Associated Press the case of the 8-year-old boy who was charged with murder in juvenile court may be challenging because of the boy’s age. Birmingham police say Katerra Marsha Lewis, 26, and a friend left the 8-year-old boy to watch over five younger children while the women went to a…
Professor Elliott Weighs in on Spokeo v. Robins
The U.S. Supreme Court heard oral arguments Nov. 2 in Spokeo v. Robins, a Fair Credit Reporting Act case that will address whether a person may bring a lawsuit when a company violates a federal privacy law. A ruling that Congress can’t create a statutory right to sue without evidence of a concrete harm raises…
Law School to Host E-Discovery and Technology Law Symposium
The University of Alabama School of Law will host a symposium on Legal Ethics Surrounding E-Discovery and Technology Law at 9:15 a.m. Friday, Nov. 13 at the Law School. The symposium is co-sponsored by The Journal of the Legal Profession and will be held in the Judge Seybourn H. Lynne Lecture Hall in Room A255….
Birmingham Police Chief and Major General A.C. Roper Guest Lectures in Professor Carodine’s Race Trials Class
On November 3, Birmingham Chief of Police A.C. Roper guest lectured in Professor Montré Carodine’s Major Race Trials class. Chief Roper discussed the challenges facing law enforcement today and outlined strategies for more effective policing of all communities, including communities of color. He also engaged the students in a roundtable style discussion and took their…
Law School Launches Business of Being a Lawyer Video Library
The University of Alabama School of Law announces today the launch of The Business of Being a Lawyer video library which integrates the “real world” practice of law with legal education. Two years in the making, the BBL video library is the first of its kind in legal education. The BBL library provides more than…
Professor Rushin Weighs in on Obama Administration’s Strategy on Misconduct in Police Departments
Professor Stephen Rushin recently told the Los Angeles Times the Obama administration has taken police departments to court over allegations of misconduct or violations of civil rights. “Under Bush, the Department of Justice took the view that they could not force, or did not want to force, police departments into court,” said Rushin, an expert on…
Lee Copeland: Serving the State
Alabama State Bar President Lee Copeland (’82) welcomed the bar’s newest members in October and said they were joining what he considers the “best profession in the world.” “One of their duties is to keep it that way,” Copeland said, “and they can do that by having a high degree of professionalism.” Copeland brings that…
Legal Writing Director Receives Outstanding Commitment to Teaching Award
Kimberly K. Boone, Director of the Legal Writing Program and Legal Writing Lecturer in UA’s School of Law, received the University’s highest honor for excellence in teaching – the Outstanding Commitment to Teaching Award – from The University of Alabama National Alumni Association. Boone was honored because she has built the most rigorous and effective…