At a reception at the offices of Skadden Arps, high above Times Square in New York City, the 2010 Morris Dees Justice Award was given to Larry Hammond, founder and chair of the Arizona Justice Project. The award is jointly sponsored by The University of Alabama Law School and Skadden Arps. The award ceremony was…
The Associated Press discusses piracy and international law with Alabama Law School Dean Kenneth C. Randall leading up to the first U.S. piracy trial in more than 100 years. Associated Press: “Accused Somali Pirates Headed for U.S. Trial“
Once again, The National Jurist has named The University of Alabama School of Law in its annual list of “Best Value Law Schools.” Read the full article at this link.
Criminal enforcement of federal water-pollution laws has continued a more than decadelong slide under the Obama administration, despite pledged improvements, according to U.S. EPA data. Click here to continue reading “Slide in EPA Clean Water Criminal Enforcement Continues Under Obama” published by The New York Times on October 25, 2010.
The billions in federal stimulus dollars spent on expanding “green energy” industries and creating “green jobs” have provided a lifeline for U.S. wind and solar companies, but renewable-energy executives are worried that the future will not be as promising. Click here to continue reading the Washington Post‘s October 23, 2010 article: “Clean Energy Industry Keeps…
U.S. Attorney General Eric H. Holder Jr. was the keynote speaker during the University of Alabama School of Law and the UA Honors College celebration of the 50th anniversary of Harper Lee’s novel “To Kill a Mockingbird,” an event that saw the school also announce a new annual award, “The Harper Lee Prize for Legal…
Skadden, Arps and The University of Alabama School of Law announced today that Larry Hammond, founder and chair of the Arizona Justice Project, has been awarded the 2010 Morris Dees Justice Award. Legendary civil rights attorney Morris Dees, who is co-founder and chief trial counsel of the Southern Poverty Law Center, will present the award…
The Council on Legal Education Opportunity (CLEO) named third-year Alabama Law student Kevin R. Johnson as its “Student of the Month.” Johnson currently serves as National Chair of the ABA Law Student Division.
ABA Journal features Alabama Supreme Court Chief Justice Sue Bell Cobb, a 1980 UA Law alumna, in its July 2010 cover article: “Tipping the Scales.”
The New York Times piece, “An Elite, Prolific Office of U.S. Public Defenders,” features Alabama law professor David Patton discussing his work as a trial attorney in the Manhattan federal defenders’ office. Patton currently serves as director of the Law School’s Criminal Defense Clinic.