Alan Gura, lead plaintiff’s counsel in the landmark 2008 Supreme Court decision District of Columbia v. Heller, spoke on Oct. 27 at Stetson University College of Law in Gulfport. Gura spoke about how subsequent case law has evolved from the Heller decision, in which the Court examined the meaning of the Second Amendment. In Heller, the Supreme Court heard Second Amendment challenges to Washington, D.C.’s… » Read more

The Stetson Chapter of the Young Lawyers Division Law Student Division and Florida Association of Women Lawyers at Stetson co-sponsored a networking event on Oct. 27 at the Boca Bay Grille in downtown Gulfport. More than 25 attorneys and 40 students attended “The Winning Edge Professionalism Panel & Networking Event.” The event featured a panel moderated by Associate Dean Stephanie Vaughan that included Judge Claudia… » Read more

Stetson University College of Law’s Gulfport campus hosted a public noontime program on Oct. 27 about a first-of-its-kind ordinance to abolish superPACs and limit foreign corporate money in St. Petersburg, Florida, elections. The one-hour program, “Taking on Citizens United: Short-and-Long-Term Strategies to Restore our Democracy,” featured a panel of national campaign finance reformers and city officials including Federal Election Commissioner Ellen Weintraub, St. Petersburg City… » Read more

Stetson University College of Law inducted three new members of its prestigious Hall of Fame at a special evening event on Oct. 22. Professor of Law Robert D. Bickel, Florida Supreme Court Justice Peggy A. Quince, and Matt Towery J.D. ’87 are the newest members of the Stetson University College of Law Hall of Fame. Professor of Law Robert D. Bickel has taught at Stetson… » Read more

The Innocence Initiative at Stetson brought guest speaker Jason Strong to campus Wednesday night, Oct. 12, to talk with law students about his 15-year struggle to prove his innocence in a crime he did not commit. Strong was the victim of false confessions and improper forensic science and convicted of killing a developmentally disabled woman, a crime he did not commit. Fifteen years after being… » Read more

Stetson University College of Law hosted the inaugural Wm. Reece Smith Jr. Pro Bono competition this semester, announcing three honorees on Sept. 26. Second-year law students Haley Coet, Taylor Greenberg and Melody Jacquay were honored at a special program for their outstanding volunteer service. Coet was selected as the overall winner of the competition. Professor Judith Scully, co-coordinator of the Social Justice Advocacy concentration and… » Read more

A team of students from Mississippi College School of Law won Stetson University College of Law’s National Pretrial Competition on Oct. 13-16 in Gulfport, Florida. Sixteen teams of students from across the country competed at Stetson. The competition, now in its ninth year, teaches students what attorneys do every day in offices and courtrooms across the nation. “The National Pretrial Competition provides advocates with a… » Read more

The public is invited to attend the Stetson Elder Consumer Protection Expo on Nov. 9 at the Stetson University College of Law Gulfport campus to learn how to guard against identity theft, unlicensed contracting, and other scams targeting seniors. WHAT: Stetson’s expo features presentations about the latest scams and provides identity theft protection services including document shredding and registering for Do-No-Call / Opt-Out Pre-Screen and… » Read more

Stetson University College of Law alumni were recently selected for the Tampa Business Journal’s “40 Under 40” list and for inclusion in the Business Observer’s “40 Under 40” and the National Trial Lawyers Association Top 40 Under 40 Lawyer list. Tammy Briant J.D. ’06 was selected for the annual “40 Under 40” issue of the Business Observer that highlights the brightest young stars of the… » Read more

Professor Julian Andres Pimiento, a former adjunct magistrate at the Consejo de Estado, one of the three Colombian Supreme Courts, spoke to Stetson Law students on Eminent Domain: Perspectives from Europe and Latin America on Oct. 12 on the Gulfport campus. Professor Pimiento discussed the history and evolution of eminent domain in the civil code system and Stetson Professor of Law Paul Boudreaux presented on … » Read more

Stetson University College of Law student Jahanna M. Azarian finished second place and as a national finalist in the Jeffry S. Abrams National Mediation Competition on Oct. 7 at the University of Houston Law Center. This is the first time a Stetson Law team has competed in this event, now in its sixth year. This is one of few competitions where students serve as mediators… » Read more

The National Clearinghouse for Science, Technology and the Law at Stetson University College of Law in Gulfport, Florida, was recently awarded an additional grant from the Department of Justice to produce educational in-person trainings and webinars. The two-year $400,000 grant was awarded to Stetson’s Clearinghouse by the Bureau of Justice Assistance, Office of Justice Programs at the Department of Justice to support the Capital Case… » Read more