Professor Jason Bent spoke with the Sarasota Herald-Tribune for the story, “Sunshine Law lawsuit muddies Hafner departure from SCF.”… » Read more

Stetson University College of Law inducted six new members into its Hall of Fame on Oct. 27 in Gulfport. Hall of Fame inductees are selected for having a profound and positive impact on Stetson Law and the legal profession. » View photos from the Hall of Fame on Flickr This year’s inductees include: Professor Suzanne R. Armstrong Professor Suzanne R. Armstrong was an influential member… » Read more

Professor Ciara Torres-Spelliscy is quoted in the Center for Public Integrity article, “Citizens United decision helped Romney neutralize Obama’s fundraising advantage.”… » Read more

Professor Charles Rose spoke with the Associated Press for the article, “Feds pledge to approve hate crimes after acquittal.”… » Read more

Professor Peter Lake spoke with the Harvard Crimson for the story, “For Ad Board, Burdened Proof?”… » Read more

“It is the lack of opportunity to participate in social life that is the trauma of exile,” Ezat Mossallanejad, Ph.D., told Stetson Law students gathered to hear him talk in the Mann Lounge on Oct. 24. The victim of torture in Iran, Dr. Mossallanejad fled to Canada in 1985 and helped found the Iranian Cultural and Community Centre. He illustrated the struggle for social justice… » Read more

Stephen Bright, the president and senior counsel of the Southern Human Rights Network, discussed “The Impact of Race and Poverty on Effective Assistance of Council” during a noontime lecture for Stetson Law students on Oct. 24. Bright discussed the history of justice in the U.S. and inequalities in legal representation for the poor. “The criminal justice system today is very much defined by the past,”… » Read more

Professor Peter Fitzgerald’s article, “Compensation to a Police Woman for the Reassignment of her Police Dog: Keohane vs. Commissioner of Police for the Metropolis,” was printed in Derecho Animal.… » Read more

Marine and Stetson University College of Law LL.M. student Javier Centonzio, who graduated with his J.D. in May, is again coordinating a Heroes Weekend community event to honor active duty members of the military and veterans on Nov. 10-11 in Gulfport. This year’s public events include a parade along Beach Blvd. in Gulfport, an afternoon beach volleyball benefit with music, food and drink on Gulfport… » Read more

Professor Peter Lake spoke with the Harvard Crimson for the article, “Ad Board’s Advising System Faces Criticism.”… » Read more

Conserving wetlands and endangered wood stork habitat in the Western Everglades was the topic of Stetson University College of Law’s Edward and Bonnie Foreman Biodiversity Lecture on Oct. 30. The lecture by Jan Goldman-Carter, National Wildlife Federation wetlands and water resources counsel, was the last in the series this semester at Stetson Law in Gulfport. Goldman-Carter outlined how she worked with conservation groups for nearly… » Read more

Dean Chris Pietruszkiewicz is quoted in the Tampa Bay Times column, “John Romano: In favor of separation of church and state — but only when it suits.”… » Read more