Year: 2026

• 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…