Stetson Law’s student Maritime Law Society sponsored a semi-annual beach and dive cleanup at Anna Maria Island on Saturday, March 8. Maritime Law Society president Tom Adams and vice president Brandon Robinson, Stetson Law professor Lance Long, and approximately 30 volunteers dedicated their Saturday to cleaning up pollution from area beaches. Half of the volunteers, certified scuba divers, dove to clean up known problem reef… » Read more

Professor Jason Bent spoke with 10 News about President Obama’s changes to overtime for employees.… » Read more

Profess0r Ciara Torres-Spelliscy spoke with WFSU about diversity on the bench.… » Read more

Adam Liptak, lawyer, author and New York Times Supreme Court correspondent, addressed 260 graduates of Stetson University College of Law on May 17 in Gulfport, Fla. Stetson’s morning commencement took place in the courtyard on the law school’s Gulfport campus. In his talk, Liptak focused on transitioning from legal counsel for The New York Times to his role as a popular columnist and journalist. Liptak… » Read more

In 1932, Julia Ruth Stevens was a teenager with the most famous father in the world ─ Babe Ruth. Her parents stayed at St. Petersburg’s prestigious Rolyat Hotel, where the “Sultan of Swat”  signed his legendary contract with the New York Yankees and stayed during spring training. According to an article in the 2001 St. Petersburg Times, the Rolyat officially closed a little over a… » Read more

For the 16th time, U.S. News & World Report ranked Stetson University College of Law first in trial advocacy. Stetson also is ranked sixth in the nation for legal writing and is listed among the top 100 law schools in the country. “It goes without saying that the advocacy program at our College of Law is outstanding and the best known of the many high… » Read more

The Times-Union quotes Dean Emeritus and Professor of Law Bruce Jacob in the story, “Lethal Justice: State Attorney Corey far outpaces Florida’s prosecutors in sending people to Death Row.” The March 7 Club & Resort Business quotes  Jacob in the article, “Probe of On-Course Gambling Puts Tarpon Springs GC in Viral Spotlight.” The article also ran in the Globe & Mail, Tampa Bay Times and… » Read more

Professor Charles Rose spoke with Newschannel 8 about the cost of trying death penalty cases for a story that ran in Fox Carolina and Newschannel 12.… » Read more

Second-year part-time Stetson Law student William Mitchell was honored on March 4 at the Greater Tampa Chamber of Commerce Military Appreciation Banquet in Tampa with the Non-Commissioned Officer of the Year-Reserves award. The award recognizes members of the military who show significant involvement in the community while excelling in the military. Mitchell works full time with the Air Force Reserves and interns for 13th Judicial… » Read more

Professor Peter Lake is quoted in the Inside Higher Ed article, “Slap on the Wrist?”… » Read more

Stetson University College of Law’s moot court team was named co-champions of the Washington, D.C., regional on March 1 and will advance to the National Finals of the ABA National Appellate Advocacy Competition. A total of 202 teams from 118 law schools are competing during a three-week period in six regional rounds of the ABA National Appellate Advocacy Competition. Only 24 of those teams will… » Read more

Stetson University College of Law’s ABA Law Student Division chapter was awarded the Bronze Key for Highest Membership during the 5th Circuit’s meeting on March 1 in Miami. Stetson student Brandy Pikus was named governor-elect of the ABA Law Student Division 5th Circuit, which includes all law schools in Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Mississippi, Puerto Rico and Tennessee. Pikus is the Vice-Representative and Vice-President of Stetson’s… » Read more