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Second Edition of Wills, Trusts and Estates Casebook by Cumberland School of Law Professor DiRusso Released
Wills, Trusts, and Estates in Focus, Second Edition, co-authored by Alyssa DiRusso, the Palmer Professor of Law at Samford University Cumberland School of Law, has been released.
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Denning Named Cooley Book Prize Recipient by Georgetown Law's Center for the Constitution
Brannon P. Denning, the Starnes Professor of Law at Samford University Cumberland School of Law, has been announced as a recipient of the 2025 Thomas M. Cooley Book Prize by Georgetown Law’s Center for the Constitution. The annual award recognizes exceptional books, and their authors, that advance our understanding of, and commitment to, the Constitution.
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McFarlin Work in Copyright Law Promoted Through Several Avenues this Summer and Fall
This summer and fall, Professor of Law Tim McFarlin presented on the topic of state-law copyright at several Intellectual Property conferences and his latest article was published by the South Carolina Law Review.
 
 

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Second Edition of Wills, Trusts and Estates Casebook by Cumberland School of Law Professor DiRusso Released
Wills, Trusts, and Estates in Focus, Second Edition, co-authored by Alyssa DiRusso, the Palmer Professor of Law at Samford University Cumberland School of Law, has been released. 
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McFarlin Work in Copyright Law Promoted Through Several Avenues this Summer and Fall
This summer and fall, Professor of Law Tim McFarlin presented on the topic of state-law copyright at several Intellectual Property conferences and his latest article was published by the South Carolina Law Review.  
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Denning Discusses To Trust the People with Arms in New Video Interview
Brannon Denning, the Starnes Professor of Law, is featured in a new video interview discussing his latest book To Trust the People with Arms: The Supreme Court and the Second Amendment alongside his co-author Robert Cottrol.