Year 2017

Professor Paul Horwitz explains executive orders to a WVUA-TV reporter. For more, view “Professor Horwitz Explains Executive Orders.“

Catie Malone (’17)  and Devan Byrd (’17) competed this weekend in the Frederick Douglass Moot Court Competition in Atlanta. They won the best brief award, making this the third year in a row that a UA team has won this award. Although they did not advance through the oral argument segment of the competition, they…

Bridget Harris (’17), Kristen Campbell (’17), Steven Arango (’19) and Cameron Rentschler (’19) competed this weekend in the Southeast Region of the National Trial Competition in Tampa, Florida. After five trials in three days, the team advanced to the national finals in Fort Worth, Texas, where the team will face the winners of other regional…

Law School alumni have been named fellows of the Alabama Law Foundation, which recognizes Alabama State Bar members who have demonstrated outstanding dedication to their profession and their community. The Fellows program was established in 1995 to honor Alabama Bar members for outstanding service and commitment. Since no more than 1 percent of bar members are…

Professor Dan Joyner is quoted in the Cato Institute’s blog about Iran’s ballistic missile tests. For more, read “Trump Administration Begins Threat Inflation on Iran.”

News Law School Dedicates New Alabama Law Institute Reception Area The Law School celebrated the renovation of the reception area of the Alabama Law Institute and named it the Thomas L. Jones Reception Area. During the ceremony, Dean Mark E. Brandon expressed his gratitude for Professor Jones and for the profound effect he has had…

Monet McCorvey Gaines (‘01), an Assistant Attorney General, serves within the Opinion’s Section of the Attorney General’s Office where she answers complex questions from elected officials and state agencies about Alabama law. She has addressed questions about whether a deceased candidate could remain on a general election ballot, whether a county commission has authority to…

The University of Alabama School of Law is pleased to announce the presenters for the symposium on The Legacy of To Kill a Mockingbird: Advocacy in an Unjust Society. Join us as the nation’s foremost experts on the intersection of law and literature discuss the moral significance of Lee’s work. The symposium, sponsored by the…

The Law School celebrated the renovation of the reception area of the Alabama Law Institute and named it the Thomas L. Jones Reception Area. During the ceremony, Dean Mark E. Brandon expressed his gratitude for  Professor Jones and for the profound effect he has had on the Law School. “As a teacher and as an…

Professor Fred Vars writes an op-ed for The Washington Post about creating a gun registry that could prevent suicide. For more, read “A gun registry that could prevent suicide.”