Year 2017

Professor William Andreen’s research about the Clean Water Rule is cited in Field & Stream.

Professor Fred Vars is the co-author of a report for The Brookings Institution that shows how a “no guns” registry could help save lives. For more, read “How a “No-guns” Registry Could Help Prevent Firearm-Related Suicides.”

Joyce Vance, UA Distinguished Visiting Lecturer in Law, is quoted in a CNN story about President Donald Trump’s rare meeting with a U.S. Attorney nominee. For more, read “President Has Rare Meeting with U.S. Attorney Nominee.”

Professor Julie Hill is quoted in The Los Angeles Times about guidelines for financial institutions that want to work with marijuana companies. For more, read “Why Some Pot Businesses Hide Their Cash — and Others Truck it Straight to a Federal Vault.”

Professor Dan Joyner discusses with The New York Times whether the U.S. is complying with the Iran nuclear deal. Joyner’s comments come after the 2 minute mark. For more, watch “Iran Says U.S. Is Not Complying with the Nuclear Deal.”      

Professor Pamela Bucy Pierson and Alabama Law alumni received awards from the Alabama State Bar during its annual meeting in Point Clear. William H. “Bill” Broome (’77) received the Commissioners’ Award for his long-standing commitment to the improvement of the administration of justice in Alabama. Samuel N. Crosby (’78) received the J. Anthony “Tony” McLain…

President Donald Trump has nominated Annemarie Carney Axon (’99) and Liles C. Burke (’94) for positions as District Judges on the United States District Court for the Northern District of Alabama. Chip Campbell, Jr. (’01) was tapped to serve as District Judge in the United States District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee. All…

The University of Alabama School of Law and the ABA Journal have announced that James Grippando, author of “Gone Again,” will receive the 2017 Harper Lee Prize for Legal Fiction. Grippando is the seventh winner of the Prize. The award, authorized by Lee, is given annually to a book-length work of fiction that best illuminates…

Professor Julie Hill provides academic commentary for Jurist about the Financial Choice Act and duplicative enforcement of financial regulations. For more, read “Financial Regulators and Dog Piles.”   

Joyce Vance, UA Distinguished Visiting Lecturer in Law, spoke at the Robert H. Jackson Center’s June 23 symposium on Immigration, National Security, and American Values. She joined distinguished speakers John Q. Barrett, Professor of Law, St. John’s University; Lucas Guttentag, Professor of the Practice of Law, Stanford Law School & Distinguished Senior Fellow and Lecturer,…