Florida Supreme Court Chief Justice Charles Canady was honored with the J. Ben Watkins Award for Excellence in the Legal Profession on Nov. 18 during the annual Stetson Law Review banquet. The award honors individuals who have demonstrated outstanding leadership and accomplishment in the legal community. Justice Canady, of Lakeland, is serving as Chief Justice of the Florida Supreme Court through June 2012. He was… » Read more

Stetson University College of Law won the regional round of the New York City Bar’s 62nd Annual National Moot Court Competition in Atlanta on Nov. 19. Stetson also won the best brief award in the competition. The team of Ryan Leuthauser, Julia Richmond, and Scott Stevenson will advance to the national rounds in January in New York. “We could not be more proud of these… » Read more

Students from John Marshall Law School, Chicago, won first place at the regional round of the ABA Law Student Division Arbitration Competition on Nov. 19 at Stetson University College of Law in Gulfport, Fla. The first-place team of Chase Gruszka, Josh Rinker, Sara Ross and Danielle Vlcek will advance to compete in the national finals at ABA headquarters in Chicago in January. Angelique Palmer and… » Read more

Election law scholar Professor Ciara Torres-Spelliscy comments on corporate political spending for the Business Law Prof Blog.… » Read more

Professor Peter Lake spoke with the Chronicle of Higher Education for the article, “The ‘Fearmonger.'”… » Read more

Professor Peter Lake is quoted in MSN Fox Sports regarding the Penn State tragedy.  … » Read more

Election law expert Professor Ciara Torres-Spelliscy writes on American corporate political transparency for Concurring Opinions.… » Read more

Story by Valeria Obi The Office of Student Life at Stetson Law oversees more than 40 student organizations on campus. These organizations assist law students in becoming effective leaders, encouraging students to participate in activities on campus and in the surrounding community through pro bono work, workshops and networking opportunities. Within the past year, a few new organizations have been created and many have been… » Read more

Story by Valeria Obi Professor Bruno Zeller of Victoria University in Melbourne, Australia, taught an International Trade Law course this fall at Stetson after receiving an invitation from Stetson Law Professor Stephanie Vaughan. “It was a great pleasure to have a class that participates very actively in discussions,” said Professor Zeller, who also said that he found Stetson students very attuned and receptive. Advocacy is… » Read more

Dr. Timothy Kaye’s article, “The Confusion of Perspectives, Policies and Practices in Wal-Mart v. Duke,” has been published in the Westlaw Journal – Employment.… » Read more

Professor Ciara Torres-Spelliscy discussed the SEC and transparency in elections in the Supreme Court of the United States Blog.… » Read more

Professor Charles Rose discussed convicted killer Oba Chandler with ABC Action News.… » Read more