Creative Loafing – Oct. 25, 2016 – Professor Ciara Torres-Spelliscy

Professor Ciara Torres-Spelliscy is quoted in the Creative Loafing article, “What rigging? No one is stealing any elections here — and voter fraud is not a thing.”… » Read more


Workers’ Compensation Law Prof Blog – Oct. 25, 2016 – Professor Jason Bent

Professor Jason Bent wrote the article, “Teaching Worker Safety,” for the Workers’ Compensation Law Prof Blog.… » Read more


Politifact – Oct. 21, 2016 – Professor Lance Long

Professor Lance Long is quoted in the Politifact story, “Utilities behind solar amendment are trying to trick voters into ending net metering, Al Gore says.”… » Read more


Stetson’s Innocence Initiative hosts man who spent 15 years in prison for a crime he did not commit

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


Moyers & co. – Oct. 20, 2016 – Professor Ciara Torres-Spelliscy

Professor Torres-Spelliscy wrote the Moyers & co. blog, “Breaking the Fourth Wall of Democracy,” on Trump accepting election results.… » Read more


Three students honored for pro bono work to address the justice gap

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


American Constitution Society – Oct. 19, 2016 – Professor Ciara Torres-Spelliscy

Professor Ciara Torres-Spelliscy wrote “Dark Money, Black Hole Money, and How to Solve It” for the American Constitution Society.… » Read more


Mississippi College School of Law wins Stetson’s National Pretrial Competition

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


Corporate Crime Reporter – Oct. 18, 2016 – Professor Ciara Torres-Spelliscy

Professor Ciara Torres-Spelliscy is featured in the Corporate Crime Reporter article, “Torres-Spelliscy on Corporate Citizenship and the Argument for Separation of Corporation and State.”… » Read more


Tampa Bay Times – Oct. 16, 2016 – Associate Dean and Professor Susan Rozelle

Associate Dean Susan Rozelle is quoted in the Tampa Bay Times article, “Death Penalty Law Rejected.”… » Read more


Chronicle of Higher Education – Oct. 16, 2016 – Professor Peter Lake

Professor Peter Lake is quoted in the Chronicle of Higher Education article, “Title IX Officers Pay a Price for Navigating a Volatile Issue.”… » Read more


Stetson expo educates seniors about scams and fraud in November

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