Associate Professor Anne Mullins. Law Professor Anne E. Mullins’s article, “Opportunity in the Age of Alternative Facts” was published in the Summer 2019 Washburn Law Journal. Article Summary Hotly contested constitutional litigation is increasingly shaped by empirical data. If judges and their clerks had more meaningful opportunities to develop expertise in empirical methodology and cognitive theory, they would be better positioned to (1) evaluate that… » Read more

Professor Stacey-Rae Simcox. The article, “Depriving Our Veterans of Their Constitutional Rights: An Analysis of the Department of Veterans Affairs’ Practice of Stripping Veterans of Their Second Amendment Rights and Our Nation’s Response” by Professor Stacey-Rae Simcox, was accepted for publication in the Utah Law Review in March. Introduction “The oath that every enlisted member and officer of the United States Armed Forces takes before… » Read more

Members of the American Bar Association shared 30 tips for success for students who have summer associate or clerkship positions. From left: Erica Bartimmo, Logan Murphy, Brian Koji, and Katie McCray. Photo by Marie-Salome Desbats By Brittany Given On Oct. 21, 2019, the Office of Career and Professional Development hosted a panel to help students with summer associate or law clerk positions by shining a… » Read more

President-elect Christopher F. Roellke Roellke to visit campuses in November DELAND, Fla. — On Wednesday, Oct. 30, 2019, the Stetson University Board of Trustees announced it had elected Christopher F. Roellke, PhD, currently Dean of the College Emeritus and Professor of Education at Vassar College, to become the 10th president of Stetson University, effective July 1, 2020. Roellke is widely regarded as an exceptionally effective… » Read more

Stetson University College of Law inducted Susan S. Demers, the Honorable Michelle T. Morley, and Thomas “Tommy” D. Roebig Jr. into its prestigious Hall of Fame on Oct. 26, 2019. Susan S. Demers Susan S. Demers is a 1971 graduate of Stetson University with a bachelor’s degree in Speech and Theatre and a Juris Doctor from the University of Florida College of Law. Since 1982,… » Read more

Professor Devon Carbado Stetson University College of Law is pleased to announce that Devon Carbado, Professor of Law at UCLA School of Law, will serve as Stetson’s 2019-2020 Culverhouse Chair. The Culverhouse Chair is named for Hugh F. Culverhouse, a successful tax lawyer and the original owner of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. He established the chair with the goal of attracting distinguished professors and judges… » Read more

Four decades worth of Stetson College of Law Chester Champions gathered at the school in September for a reunion and to celebrate this year’s win. Back row from left: Chinwe Okpechi, Rachel Wood, Claudette Fornuto, Fred Schaub, Grace Samarkos, George Root, Jason Recksiedler, Charles Samarkos, Diego Novales, Kristin Gonzalez, Brandon Blake, Art Rios, Grady Irvin, Lara Breslow, and the Hon. Jessica Recksiedler. Center row from… » Read more

Stetson College of Law Dean Michèle Alexandre talks with Jason Lauritsen, executive director of the Florida Wildlife Corridor after the first Foreman Biodiversity Lecture of the school year. From left: Professor Lance N. Long, Lauritsen, Professor Royal C. Gardner, and Dean Alexandre. By Taylor Allyn On Sept. 12, the Stetson Law community welcomed Jason Lauritsen, the Executive Director of the Florida Wildlife Corridor, to speak… » Read more

Rebecca C. Morgan The Center for Excellence in Elder Law at Stetson University College of Law has adopted WINGS, a national guardianship program incubated by Florida’s courts and now transitioning to the state’s acknowledged experts and national leaders in this area of specialization. WINGS, or Working Interdisciplinary Network of Guardianship Stakeholders, began with a grant awarded to Florida’s Office of the State Courts Administrator from… » Read more

From left: Professor Judith Scully, Stetson University College of Law; Marlene Spalten, Community Foundation of Tampa Bay President and CEO; Michèle Alexandre, Dean, Stetson University College of Law; and Jesse Coraggio, VP, Community Foundation of Tampa Bay. The Community Foundation of Tampa Bay and Stetson University College of Law have formed a new partnership to benefit the Tampa Bay area. The two organizations have created… » Read more

By Taylor Allyn Elizabeth Silleck, a senior conservation manager at the Environmental Defense Fund, discussed rights-based management of fisheries as part of the Foreman Biodiversity Lecture series at Stetson University College of Law. Silleck works with the Gulf of Mexico Oceans Program, the goal of which is to bring fishermen, chefs and communities together to rebuild the fisheries in the Gulf. According to the EDF… » Read more

Stetson Moot Court Board team members who participated in the Annual Leroy R. Hassell Sr. National Constitutional Law Moot Court Competition are, from left: Tyler Vaughn, Tiffani Thornton, Chris Lawson, Evan Dahdah, Audrey Gangloff, and James Nealon Members of Stetson’s Moot Court Board added another plaque to the case after winning the 19th Annual Leroy R. Hassell, Sr. National Constitutional Law Moot Court Competition at… » Read more