On February 26, Martha Minow, 300th Anniversary University Professor and Dean Emerita of Harvard Law School, delivered the annual Frank M. Johnson Jr. Memorial Lecture in Constitutional Rights and Liberties at Alabama Law. In her address, Dean Minow discussed the impact of technology — particularly artificial intelligence — on civil rights and liberties. Following the…
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 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…
On February 16, Jonathan Skrmetti, Tennessee Attorney General and Reporter, delivered the inaugural Attorney General Luther Strange Public Service Lecture at the Law School. General Skrmetti spoke about the importance of the rule of law and lawyers’ role in upholding the United States’ system of justice. He also took questions from the audience. The Attorney…
On February 5 and 6, the Alabama Civil Rights & Civil Liberties Law Review hosted their symposium, The Ever-Evolving Definition of America’s History and Tradition, at the Law School. The symposium brought together prominent legal scholars and practitioners to examine the implications of the U.S. Supreme Court’s growing reliance on historical analysis. On the evening…
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…
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…
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 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’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…
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…