Associate Dean Montré Carodine was recently quoted in an article entitled “Gulf Oil Spill: How much flowed? BP Trial Judge to Decide”, printed in The Christian Science Monitor. How much oil was spilled into the Gulf of Mexico in 2010, at what rate did it spill, and why did it take so long to stop the…
The mass shooting at the Washington Navy Yard has raised difficult questions regarding privacy, equality, and safety. How far should the law go to prevent the mentally ill from obtaining firearms? Read the full Wall Street Journal Law Blog post.
Professor Pardo and his upcoming book, Minds, Brains, and Law: The Conceptual Foundations of Law and Neuroscience (co-author Dennis Patterson), were recently featured in The Chronicle of Higher Education. How will advances in neuroscience affect privacy? Click here to read the full article.
We look forward to welcoming alumni from the Classes of 1963, 1973, 1983, 1988, 1993, and 2003 for reunion festivities, kicking off with an evening event on Friday, October 4. To register please click here. Homecoming Party on the Plaza, Saturday, October 5 If you have questions about either event, please contact Jami Gates, Law…
The law firm of Frohsin & Barger, LLC, founded by Law School alumni Henry Frohsin (’67) and Jim Barger (’05), was recently featured on the season premiere of 20/20. When Michael Wohlschlaeger’s fifth wife Shirley Seitz dies, Frohsin & Barger are hired by the grieving Seitz family to seek justice for Shirley. Read the press release.
If you live in the D.C.-area, or will be traveling to the area, please join us for a complimentary cocktail reception. The event will be hosted by Mike House (’71) at Hogan Lovells LLP on Wednesday September 18, at 5:30 p.m. To R.S.V.P, please contact Jami Gates at (205) 348-6775 or jgates@law.ua.edu.
Professor Dan Joyner was recently interviewed by The Guardian regarding the options for western intervention in the Syrian conflict. Click here to read the full article.
Judge Joseph Colquitt served as the associate reporter charged with preparing criminal provisions for the passage of the comprehensive Uniform Act on Prevention of and Remedies for Human Trafficking Act. This law holds traffickers accountable, while placing a great deal of emphasis on the protection of trafficking victims. The uniform act was approved by the Uniform…
TUSCALOOSA, Ala., August 13, 2013 -The University of Alabama School of Law has added a new legal clinic specializing in foreclosure issues. The clinic will offer legal assistance to individuals in Lamar, Fayette, Pickens, Tuscaloosa, Greene, Hale and Bibb country who are in foreclosure, or who face the threat of foreclosure, on their home.…
In the days following the Zimmerman trial many news sources have sought the expert advice of Associate Dean Montré Carodine. Click here to see her interview with CBS 42 regarding Alabama’s “Stand Your Ground” law. To read Washington Times articles “Trayvon Martin’s Family Has Little Chance for Recourse in Court”, in which Associate Dean Carodine…