Year 2021

Professor Adam Steinman’s article, Appellate Courts and Civil Juries, was published in the Wisconsin Law Review. Download the full piece on SSRN.

Professor John Shahar Dillbary’s article The Case Against Collective Liability was published in the Boston College Law Review. Download the full paper on SSRN.

  Professor Joyce Vance was quoted last week in an article for The Economist titled The Trump Organisation and its CFO face criminal charges.

Professor Fredrick Vars coauthored an article for The Salt Lake Tribune titled Utah’s voluntary do-not-sell firearms law can save lives. In the piece, he discusses how a new law in Utah helps individuals, who may be a risk of suicide, protect themselves without infringing on the right to bear arms.

Professor Ronald Krotoszynski was recently quoted in an article featured on Bloomberg Law titled Laws Aimed at Critical Race Theory May Face Legal Challenges. The featured insights stem from an article he wrote for The Washington Post last month.

Professor Jenny Carroll was recently quoted in an article on Mother Jones.com titled The Pandemic Proved We Don’t Need Bail.

Professor Joyce Vance recently authored a piece titled “The Justice Department is suing Georgia. Don’t expect Garland to end there.” for The Washington Post. She also recently interviewed on MSNBC discussing the same lawsuit.

Rising 2L Caroline Mathews has just completed a six-week internship with Circuit Judge Ben Bowden at the Covington County Courthouse in Andalusia, AL as part of the Finch Initiative. This initiative allocates funds for our law students to intern in law offices located in rural communities across Alabama. Read more about Matthews’ experience in The…

Professor Jenny Carroll was recently quoted in a Washington Post article by Rachel Weiner titled Jury trials are starting again. But the pandemic put some behind bars past their sentences. The article was also published on Chron.com.  

Professor Joyce Vance was recently interviewed on MSNBC in a discussion about Britney Spears’ fight to end her conservatorship. Professor Vance also published an opinion article on the MSNBC website titled Britney Spears’ IUD testimony was disturbing — and connects to a larger societal pattern.