News Law Student Argues before U.S. Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces Forrest Boone (’16) filed an amicus brief and argued in support of the appellant before the U. S. Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces during oral argument, heard at the Law School. United States v. Calyx E. Harrell was heard by…
The team of Tom Causby (’16), Ellie Friedman (’16), Warner Hornsby (’16), and Corey Gross (’16) advanced to the semi-final round of the American Association for Justice National Trial Competition. This year the AAJ competition had more than 200 law schools competing in 14 regional sites, and the 14 winners competed in New Orleans last week. Alabama faced…
Forrest Boone (’16) filed an amicus brief and argued in support of the appellant before the U. S. Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces during oral argument, heard at the Law School. United States v. Calyx E. Harrell was heard by a panel of five circuit court judges appointed for 15-year terms by the…
Professor Jenny Carroll recently told Al.com Alabama is a one-party recording state, meaning one of the people in the conversation may record, or allow to be recorded, without informing the other party, she said. But if you are a third party — someone who is not part of the conversation and you don’t have consent –…
The Dorbin Association presented a $10,000 donation to Turning Point Domestic Violence & Sexual Assault Services. The donation is the largest in the association’s history, and leaders said they were honored to raise the money for an organization that supports women. In February, the association held a silent and live auction at Glory Bound in…
Legal scholars and members of the law enforcement community visited The University of Alabama School of Law to discuss policing after Ferguson. The symposium on “Redefining Clearly Established Rights after Ferguson: § 1983 Claims and Community Policing from Hope v. Pelzer to Kingsley v. Hendrickson” was held in the Bedsole Moot Court Room. The highly…
Professor Julie A. Hill and 12 Law School students recently visited the Cayman Islands as part of the offshore financial transactions course. The Cayman Islands is a world leader in offshore finance. It is the second largest domicile for captive insurance companies, a jurisdiction of choice for investment funds, and a top provider for trust…
Cameron Smith (’07) observes public policy across the country and explores how it could apply to the state of Alabama. He is a Senior Fellow and State Programs Director for the R Street Institute, a conservative Washington D.C.-based think tank, where he evaluates public policy, including technology, juvenile justice and energy. Smith has been in…
The Honorable Myron H. Thompson, Senior Judge, U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Alabama, will deliver the University of Alabama School of Law commencement address at 6 p.m. May 7 at Coleman Coliseum. A native of Alabama, Judge Thompson received his undergraduate and law degrees from Yale. After graduating from Yale Law School,…
The U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling that plaintiffs are entitled to rely on statistics to prove their case also “provides some important guidance” on the court’s opinion in Wal-Mart Stores Inc. v. Dukes, 131 S. Ct. 2541 (2011), Professor Adam Steinman told Bloomberg BNA. Wal-Mart involved a proposed class of over a million female Wal-Mart workers who…