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

More than 80 people attended a daylong symposium on Feb. 28 at Stetson University College of Law in Gulfport, Fla., on the topic of political corruption. Taking Stock of Citizens United: How the Law Has (and Has Not) Changed Four Years Later, drew leading national journalists, legal scholars and public interest advocates to the Stetson law school campus for a series of discussions on the… » Read more

Professor Ellen Podgor and Professor Ciara Torres-Spelliscy are both quoted in the WMNF News story, “Money in Politics: legal experts contemplate the four years since Citizens United ruling.” News of the symposium also ran on SCOTUSblog.… » Read more

Stetson University College of Law invited members of the public to the Gulfport campus in March to learn more about how water quality trading can improve the Florida water supply. The Edward & Bonnie Foreman Biodiversity Lecture Series presented a talk by David E. Bailey of the Electric Power Research Institute on March 6 on Stetson’s Gulfport campus. The free public lecture addressed ways to… » Read more

Stetson University College of Law will award the Carmen R. Gillett PLLC Top Grade Award in Family Law to several students in the spring. The award, named for lifelong Sarasota resident Carmen R. Gillett J.D.’81, recognizes and provides financial support to Stetson Law students who have demonstrated academic excellence by receiving the highest grade in their section of the family law course. “It is very… » Read more

Professor Peter Lake is quoted in the Chronicle of Higher Education article, “Judge’s Ruling Tilts Curricular Control Toward CUNY Administrators.”… » Read more

Professor Ciara Torres-Spelliscy wrote the  article, “How Far Can the IRS Go in Regulating Political Ads by Nonprofits?” for the Huffington Post.… » Read more

Dean Emeritus and Professor of Law Bruce Jacob spoke with the Daytona Beach News-Journal for the story, “Facial recognition helpful tool in Volusia crime fighting effort.”… » Read more

Professor Ciara Torres-Spelliscy wrote the article, “Worse Than it Looks? How to Depict Big Money in Politics,” for the Brennan Center for Justice.… » Read more

Professor Jason Bent appeared in the Daily Mail story, “Florida bank manager and single mother fired for bringing gun to work suing Wells Fargo.”… » Read more

Professor Peter Lake is quoted in the University Business story, “What about prevention?”… » Read more