By Taylor Allyn Dr. Jason Evans spoke on Nov. 5, 2019, as part of the Foreman Biodiversity Lecture series. Evans is an associate professor of Environmental Science and Studies and the interim director of the Institute for Water and Environmental Resilience at Stetson University in Deland. His recent research focuses on sea level rise vulnerability assessments and adaptation planning for coastal communities throughout the Southeast.… » Read more

By Matthew Brown and James BrooksAPNov. 5, 2019 Excerpt Professor Royal Gardner Climate change also threatens to worsen the problem. Warmer temperatures and changing rainfall patterns can trigger drought, leading to more pumping of water reserves that otherwise would feed surface wetlands, scientists say. Wetlands in northern China, the central U.S., northern Africa, India and the Middle East already have been depleted by the pumping… » Read more

Professor of Law Luz Nagle Law Professor Luz E. Nagle’s article, Trans-border Labor Trafficking and Forced Servitude in Marijuana Growing Operations, was published in the International Enforcement Law Reporter in November. From the Abstract Human trafficking and labor servitude are occurring globally in the rapidly expanding marijuana cultivation “industry” in which the murky status between legal and illegal product entering the consumer supply chain allows… » Read more

Stetson University College of Law hosted the Inter-American Convention for the Protection and Conservation of Sea Turtles meeting of the Scientific Committee in September. By Molly Kaelin Stetson College of Law had the honor of hosting the most recent meeting of the Scientific Committee of the Inter-American Convention for the Protection and Conservation of Sea Turtles (IAC) in September. The IAC is an international treaty… » Read more

Exhibit portrays persecution of Jewish lawyers and judges during Nazi era “Lawyers Without Rights: Jewish Lawyers in Germany under the Third Reich” exhibit is on display at the Dolly and Homer Hand Law Library. The highly acclaimed international exhibit, “Lawyers Without Rights: Jewish Lawyers in Germany under the Third Reich,” will be available for viewing in the Dolly and Homer Hand Law Library at Stetson… » Read more

Moot Court Board members participated in the National Veterans Law Moot Court Competition. From left: Christopher Gieger, Sean Mullen, Judge Michael Allen, Christopher Odgers, and Vasilios Zimarakos. Moot Court Board members took Best Team and Best Oralist in the National Veterans Law Moot Court Competition at George Washington University Law School, in Washington, D.C., Nov. 1-3, 2019. Not only did Stetson win, but two Stetson… » Read more

Professor Judith Scully was quoted in a St. Pete Catalyst Oct. 28 article, “Wrongfully convicted man brings criminal justice message to Stetson Law students.”… » Read more

Bringing the world’s buried wetlands back from the dead By Matthew Brown and James BrooksThe Associated PressNov. 5, 2019 Excerpt Professor Royal Gardner Wetlands in northern China, the central U.S., northern Africa, India and the Middle East already have been depleted by the pumping of underground aquifers for agriculture. “We now know the value of wetlands, and we know with increasing precision how many wetlands… » Read more

Law Professor Lou Virelli was quoted in an Oct. 26 Washington Times article called, “Ex-cons take Florida to court over voting rights; say requirement to pay fines is a ‘poll tax.'”… » Read more

5 college Title IX lawsuits to watch By Jeremy Bauer-WolfEducation DiveOct. 29, 2019 Excerpt Professor Peter Lake [Betsy] DeVos’ replacement for the Obama administration’s guidelines is set to drop soon. Though the Ed Department has provided colleges and universities with interim directives for handling sexual violence, many of the Obama-era procedures remain in place on campuses. And hundreds of lawsuits have been filed since 2011… » Read more

Law Professor Ciara Torres-Spelliscy wrote an Oct. 28 essay for the Brennan Center website called, “The Supreme Court Considers Political Lies in the Bridgegate Case.” This column was picked up by other sources, including the Election Law Blog.… » Read more

Law Professor Rebecca C. Morgan wrote the following blog posts for Elder Law Prof Blog: Oct. 25: “Law Profs Initiative To Cut Down Academic Paper Marketing”Oct. 28: “Washington Post Offers Bold School Newsletter”Oct. 29: “Student Views of Recent Events”Oct. 30: “DC Ethics Opinion on Impaired Lawyers”Oct. 31: “Free Webinar:Advanced Training on Medicare Part B”… » Read more