A new wave of comprehensive state privacy laws is on the horizon for 2026 and beyond. Alabama, Louisiana, Oklahoma, and Vermont have each enacted consumer data privacy statutes that will come online over the next few years, extending the patchwork
Welcome back to The Week in Weed, your Friday look at what’s happening in the world of legalized marijuana. This week, hemp is all the rage: the delay, the pushback against the delay, the connection to the White House, a
On July 30, 2026, the Department of Justice (DOJ) announced that a “lease here, pay here” dealership operating across Mississippi, Alabama, and Georgia agreed to pay over $137,000 to resolve allegations that it violated the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act (SCRA).
The Alabama Department of Public Health put out a news release on July 20 that, as far as I can tell, almost nobody outside Alabama read. It deserved better. Twenty-eight reported cases of cyclosporiasis as of that date, 22 of
Position SummaryThe University of Alabama School of Law seeks to fill up to four tenure-track positions for the 2027-28 academic year, including two positions for lateral candidates at the Associate or Full Professor of Law rank (you can access the
If you’ve been following Alabama’s medical cannabis saga, you know the state has mastered a very particular genre of drama: license gets awarded, license gets sued, license gets stayed, repeat. Well, the next chapter starts Monday, July 27, 2026, at
The Alabama State Bar has released “Artificial Intelligence Use: Best Practices Under Existing Professional Conduct Rules,” clarifying how existing duties under the Alabama Rules of Professional Conduct apply to AI tools rather than creating new obligations. It draws on ABA
The Alabama State Bar has joined a growing number of jurisdictions providing formal guidance on lawyers’ use of artificial intelligence. Formal Opinion 2026-01, Artificial Intelligence Use: Best Practices Under Existing Professional Conduct Rules, does not create new ethical obligations.
The University of Alabama School of LawAssociate/Full Professor of Law
Job Description & QualificationCandidates must have outstanding academic credentials, including a J.D. from an accredited law school or an equivalent degree (such as a Ph.D. in a related field).
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On June 18, 2026, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) announced that LOGZONE Inc., a defense contractor based in Huntsville, Alabama, agreed to pay $507,144 to resolve allegations that it violated the False Claims Act (FCA) by knowingly failing to
