With heavy hearts, the Alabama Law community mourns the passing of a dear alumnus, colleague, and friend – H. Thomas Wells, Jr. (Class of 1975). Wells was a founding member of Maynard Cooper & Gale in Birmingham and was on the Leadership Council for the Alabama Law Alumni Society. From 2008-2009, he also served as…
Professor Ronald J. Krotoszynski Jr. has two new books forthcoming: Free Speech as Civic Structure: A Comparative Analysis of How Courts and Culture Shape the Freedom of Speech and Disinformation, Misinformation, and Democracy: Legal Approaches in Comparative Context. Free Speech as Civic Structure has been published through Oxford University Press, and Disinformation, Misinformation, and Democracy is being published through…
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. – Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP, a national law firm founded in Alabama, has pledged $150,000 to support construction of the Path Makers Legacy Plaza at The University of Alabama School of Law. Plans for the plaza were first introduced in 2023 as a part of a 50th anniversary commemoration celebrating the first…
Earlier this summer, Cecilia Ballinger (’24) was named to the Class of 2024 Equal Justice Works fellows. Ballinger, a 2024 graduate of Alabama Law, clerked with Alabama Disabilities Advocacy Program (ADAP) during the school year and throughout the summer while she was a student. The Equal Justice Works fellowship, which allows lawyers to continue to…
Professor Ken Rosen’s article, ESG, the SEC Climate Rule, and the Limits of Securities Regulation, was published in The Alabama Lawyer. The article addresses the Security and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) newly-adopted controversial climate rule and raises broader questions about the agency’s actions to facilitate environmental, social, and corporate governance goals. Click here for the full…
Professor Shalini Bhargava Ray served as a consultant this year to the Administrative Conference of the United States (ACUS), an independent agency that works to improve federal agency processes. Prof. Ray’s final report on “individualized guidance” served as the basis for a set of recommendations that the ACUS Assembly adopted at the 81st Plenary Session in Washington, D.C. on…
Professor Clare Ryan’s essay Children’s Autonomy Rights Online was recently published in the Chicago Law Review Online. Ryan wrote the essay for the Chicago Law Review’s 2023 symposium on Children and the Law. Click here to read the essay.
With heavy hearts, the Alabama Law community mourns the passing of Shelley E. Jones. Shelley was an influential education advocate, friend to the Law School, and spouse of the late Alabama Law interim dean and professor, Tom Jones, who was recently inducted into the Alabama Lawyers Hall of Fame. Even after Tom’s passing, Shelley remained…
News Alabama Law Celebrates the Class of 2024 On Sunday, May 5, The University of Alabama School of Law honored 161 graduates at its annual Commencement Ceremony at Coleman Coliseum. Among the graduates, 153 received Juris Doctor degrees—including one student who also earned a dual degree in Business Administration and six students who earned dual…
Professor Daiquiri Steele’s article, Rationing Retaliation Claims, has been reviewed in Jotwell. The original article focuses on claims of employer retaliation by employees. Read the article review here.