Legal Theory Blog – Sept. 30, 2015 – Professor Ciara Torres-Spelliscy
The Sept. 30 Legal Theory Blog spotlights Professor “Torres-Spelliscy on Corporate Political Spending & Divestiture.”… » Read more
Environmental ethics expert presents at Stetson
Stetson University College of Law hosted EPA senior enforcement attorney Mike Walker as part of the Edward and Bonnie Foreman Biodiversity Lecture series on Sept. 29. A crowd of students, faculty, staff and members of the community gathered to hear Walker speak in the Great Hall. Walker discussed how diversity is the key to stability in ecology. Trained as a biologist-botanist after the renowned Aldo… » Read more
Sarasota Herald Tribune – Sept. 30, 2015 – Professor Judith Scully
Professor Judith Scully is quoted in the Sarasota Herald Tribune story, “Andre Bryant.”… » Read more
Stetson Law receives $400K grant to launch new forensic evidence training program
A new grant in the amount of $400,000 was awarded to Stetson University College of Law for the National Clearinghouse for Science, Technology and the Law to develop a forensic evidence training program for lawyers who work on death penalty cases. “This training program is crucial at a time when life or death often hinges on the presentation of forensic evidence in the courtroom,” said… » Read more
Kicking off the fall: Former Tampa Bay Buccaneer Derrick Brooks headlines event with Stetson Entertainment and Sports Law Society
By Tyler Rutledge, Second-year student, EASL Communications Chair The Stetson Entertainment and Sports Law Society kicked off a full year of events with a successful panel discussion on “Agents and Athletes: The Business of Turning Pro.” The event was sponsored by Stetson EASL, the Sports Business and Leadership Association, Shutts & Bowen LLP, and University of Florida EASL and graciously hosted by the Performance Compound… » Read more
Harvard Crimson – Sept. 27, 2015 – Professor Peter Lake
Professor Peter Lake is quoted in the Harvard Crimson article, “Admissions Officers Prepare for Questions on Sexual Assault.”… » Read more
Tampa Tribune – Sept. 27, 2015 – Professor Lance Long
Professor Lance Long is quoted in the Tampa Tribune article, “Tampa trio in DUI setup casts light on legal discipline.”… » Read more
Yale Daily News – Sept. 25, 2015 – Professor Peter Lake
Professor Peter Lake is quoted in the Yale Daily News article, “Survey points to high rates of sexual assault in Ivy League.”… » Read more
The Chronicle of Higher Education – Sept. 24, 2015 – Professor Peter Lake
Professor Peter Lake is quoted in the Chronicle of Higher Education article, “One Hazing Death, Dozens of Charges, and Questions About Making a Frat Come Clean.”… » Read more
Stetson’s bar passage exceeds state average
Stetson University College of Law graduates who took the July bar exam for the first time had a pass rate of 75.1 percent, exceeding the statewide average of 68.9 percent. This placed Stetson Law six percent above the state average. … » Read more
Columbia Spectator – Sept. 21, 2015 – Professor Peter Lake
Professor Peter Lake is quoted in the Sept. 21 Columbia Spectator article, “Columbia looks to DOMA attorney in Nungesser case for victory in court of public opinion.”… » Read more
Alumni gift professor with the U.S. Constitution for Constitution Day
Longtime constitutional law professor Michael Allen, who also serves as associate dean for academic affairs and director of the Veterans Law Institute at Stetson, was gifted with a reproduction of the U.S. Constitution on Constitution Day, Sept. 17. Alumni John Edward Jones J.D. ’68 and Jim Vickaryous J.D. ’93, M.B.A. ’98, presented the gift to Allen as a special thank you for a speech he… » Read more