Dean Mark E. Brandon is pleased to announce the appointment of seven of his colleagues to endowed professorships. The University’s and the Law School’s substantive criteria for appointments are rigorous. A candidate for an endowed professorship must be an outstanding scholar of national or international reputation, an excellent teacher, and an exemplary academic and professional…
Professor Pam Pierson is quoted by ABC News about Doug Jones’s record on crime. For more, read “Doug Jones Forced to Defend Record on Crime in Wake of Trump Criticism.”
Professor William Brewbaker speaks with CNN’s Christiane Amanpour about evangelical politics.
Professor Paul Horwitz writes an essay about journalism and democracy for Commonweal magazine. For more, read “Breaking the News: Journalism & Democracy in the Age of Big Tech.”
Professor William S. Brewbaker III has published an op-ed in The New York Times about evangelical politics. For more, read “Roy Moore and the Sorry State of Evangelical Politics.”
News UA Law Receives $1.5 Million Gift for Endowed Chair The University of Alabama School of Law is pleased to announce a $1.5 million gift from Hugh F. Culverhouse, Jr., a trial attorney, investor, and land owner in Sarasota, Florida. The gift will establish the Hugh F. Culverhouse, Jr. Chair in Constitutional Law and will…
Three teams of Alabama Law students competed in the Case Classic Trial Advocacy Competition in Cleveland, Ohio, Nov. 11-12. The competition, held at the Cuyahoga County Courthouse, included 20 teams from various law schools. The first team, comprised of Krystina Jackson (3L), Jared Blanton (2L), Taylor Ryals (2L), and Shea Davis(2L), advanced to the final…
Professor Joyce Vance, a former U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Alabama, is quoted in PC magazine about how technology has outstripped law and how it needs to catch up. For more, read “Techonomy: How to Fix What’s Wrong with Google and Facebook.”
Professor Ron Krotoszynski, Jr. has published an op-ed in The New York Times about strategies the GOP can use to address concerns about Judge Roy Moore’s U.S. Senate campaign. For more, read “Yes, the G.O.P. Can Block Roy Moore.” “Why Trump won’t touch the Moore harassment scandal” “Why a potential Roy Moore Senate tenure ‘could…
Professor Paul Horwitz reviews Nelson Tebbe’s Religious Freedom in an Egalitarian Age for Commonweal magazine. For more, read “Both Sides Have Their Reasons.”