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UA Law Professor Publishes Proposal to Reduce Firearm Suicides

A new medical journal article written by Fredrick Vars, the Ira Drayton Pruitt, Sr. Professor of Law, suggests doctors and mental health professionals could use voluntary do-not-sell lists for firearms as a new tool in their suicide prevention toolkit.

Methos Wins 2020 Harper Lee Prize

Methos Wins 2020 Harper Lee Prize

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. – Victor Methos, author of “The Hallows,” will receive The University of Alabama School of Law’s 2020 Harper Lee Prize for Legal Fiction during a virtual ceremony. “On the 10th anniversary of the Harper Lee Prize for Legal Fiction, I am grateful to the selection committee for choosing a novel that clearly illustrates the role of

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UA Law School Announces Finalists for the 2020 Harper Lee Prize

The University of Alabama School of Law named the finalists for the 2020 Harper Lee Prize for Legal Fiction.

Women Make Up Majority of UA First-Year Law Students for First Time

Women Make Up Majority of UA First-Year Law Students for First Time

For the first time, women make up a majority of law students in the entering class at The University of Alabama School of Law.

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‘The Boat People’ Author Wins Harper Lee Prize for Legal Fiction

The University of Alabama School of Law and the ABA Journal announced that Sharon Bala, author of “The Boat People,” will receive the 2019 Harper Lee Prize for Legal Fiction at an Aug. 29 ceremony at the Library of Congress in Washington, D.C.

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UA School of Law, ABA Journal Name Finalists for Harper Lee Prize

The Hugh F. Culverhouse Jr. School of Law and the ABA Journal have announced the finalists for the 2019 Harper Lee Prize for Legal Fiction.

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Law Students Win Hispanic National Bar Association Competition

A University of Alabama Hugh F. Culverhouse Jr. School of Law moot court team recently won a national competition in Albuquerque, New Mexico, beating more than 30 teams and earning UA its first championship in the competition’s history.

UA Law School to Host Symposium on Brown v. Board of Education

UA Law School to Host Symposium on Brown v. Board of Education

The Hugh F. Culverhouse Jr. School of Law at The University of Alabama is planning a symposium that will explore Brown v. Board of Education, the landmark school desegregation case.

UA Law to Host Symposium Honoring Judge Frank M. Johnson Jr.

UA Law to Host Symposium Honoring Judge Frank M. Johnson Jr.

The Hugh F. Culverhouse Jr. School of Law at The University of Alabama is planning a symposium to honor the life and legacy of Judge Frank M. Johnson Jr.

UA Law Receives Grant to Help Increase Diversity in Legal Profession

UA Law Receives Grant to Help Increase Diversity in Legal Profession

The Law School Admission Council awarded The University of Alabama School of Law a grant to help prepare students from historically underrepresented groups for the admission process, success in law school and careers in the legal profession.