Year: 2026

• Bryan K. Fair Chapter of the Black Law Students Association Recognized at Regional Conference

  Last weekend, the Southern Region of the National Black Law Students Association hosted its 55th Regional Convention in Birmingham, where the Bryan K. Fair Chapter of the Black Law Students Association received the Medium Chapter of the Year Award. Additionally, chapter member and national member-at-large, Malea Benjamin, received the 2025-26 Southern Region of the National…

• Supreme Court of Alabama Holds Special Session at The University of Alabama

  The University of Alabama School of Law hosted the Supreme Court of Alabama for a special session—an oral argument hearing—on Wednesday, January 28, at the Frank Moody Music Building on campus. “The Supreme Court was honored to accept the invitation from Dean Brewbaker and the School of Law to hold an oral argument on campus…

• January 2026 Alumni News

  Professor Ron Krotoszynski Receives International Science Award Professor Ron Krotoszynski was named the laureate of the 2026 edition of the Ratio et Spes (Reason and Hope) Scientific Award, entitled The Relationship Between Freedom of Expression and the Protection of Human Dignity, for his book, Free Speech as Civic Structure: A Comparative Analysis of How Courts…

• Professor Ron Krotoszynski Receives International Science Award

  Professor Ron Krotoszynski was named the laureate of the 2026 edition of the Ratio et Spes (Reason and Hope) Scientific Award, entitled The Relationship Between Freedom of Expression and the Protection of Human Dignity, for his book, Free Speech as Civic Structure: A Comparative Analysis of How Courts and Culture Shape the Freedom of Speech…

• Professor Russell Gold Publishes Article on the Nature of Crime

  Professor Russell Gold’s article, Look What You Made Me Do, was published in Vol. 82 of Washington & Lee Law Review. In the article, Professor Gold argues that even though we have recognized for centuries that crime is the product of both individual choice and circumstances, our criminal procedure flattens that complexity. It coerces defendants…

• Law and Leadership: Atticus DeProspo (‘19) Wins Pro Bono Fight at U.S. Supreme Court Amid Prestigious Service Recognition

  When Atticus DeProspo, a 2019 graduate of The University of Alabama School of Law, was growing up, he admired his parents’ careers in law — how they used their skills to help others, advocate for justice and solve complex problems. Following in their footsteps and pursuing a legal degree at Alabama Law, DeProspo calls it…