General Discussion
Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsU. of Al Abama returns $21.6M and removes anti-abortion law donors name from law school
Miami attorneys name pulled from Alabama law school, $21.5 million gift returned
A week after Coral Gables philanthropist Hugh Culverhouse Jr. called for students to boycott the University of Alabama over the passage of a law banning nearly all abortions in the state, the universitys board of trustees voted Friday to give back a $21.5 million gift and remove his name from its law school.
Culverhouse, a top donor at the university and former Miami prosecutor, said the board decision was retaliation for exercising free speech and accused the university of lying to the public. The university stated Culverhouses ongoing attempts to interfere in the operations of the Law School led to the unanimous vote to return his money and cut ties with the donor.
Read more here: https://www.miamiherald.com/news/local/community/miami-dade/coral-gables/article231313138.html#storylink=cpy
His $25.6 million pledge to the law school in 2018 was considered the largest gift in the universitys history, the school said at the time. The university wired $21.5 million the amount he has paid so far to him Friday.
On May 29, Culverhouse issued a call for a boycott of the states economy following the passage of the Alabama Human Life Protection Act, which would ban abortion except for when the life of the mother is in jeopardy. The bill would make performing an abortion a felony in almost all cases. Alabama Governor Kay Ivey signed the legislation into law on May 16, and it is scheduled to go into effect in six months barring a successful legal appeal.
Read more here: https://www.miamiherald.com/news/local/community/miami-dade/coral-gables/article231313138.html#storylink=cpy
superpatriotman
(6,249 posts)The university system in this country is sitting on mountains of cash
WhiskeyGrinder
(22,357 posts)is angry about the laws being passed in Alabama.
LisaL
(44,973 posts)"The ban on abortion they passed wasnt just an attack against women, it was an affront to the rule of law itself. Part of being an American is engaging in public debate, and we can disagree over this issue. But the courts settled this matter a long time ago: Abortion is legal."
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/i-gave-the-university-of-alabama-265-million-they-gave-it-back-when-i-spoke-out-about-abortion/2019/06/07/5d1b7082-8961-11e9-98c1-e945ae5db8fb_story.html?noredirect=on&utm_term=.ea193b80493a
ProudLib72
(17,984 posts)And they are dead wrong in the decision. I hope that it really hurts them... a lot.
underpants
(182,829 posts)There's a picture on the link but I'm not so good at posting twitter posts here.
Ohiogal
(32,006 posts)That is some serious backwards down there. And I live in a backwards state too.
Ligyron
(7,633 posts)Losing all that money over a law that will be declared unconstitutional and never go into effect anyway.