L.A. Times – March 23, 2019 – Professor Ellen Podgor

Professor Ellen Podgor spoke with the L.A. Times for the story, “College admissions scandal generated disgust and outrage. But what exactly was the crime?”… » Read more


Stetson Law hosts Social Justice Opportunity Forum

Stetson hosts Social Justice Opportunity Forum for students. Photo by Eileen McGarry. By Julie McHaffie Stetson University College of Law held its first Social Justice Opportunity Forum on March 22. The Forum provided presentations from a variety of social justice practitioners and an opportunity for students to network, interact and ask questions. Professor Judith Scully delivered the opening address about access to justice and what… » Read more


Background Briefing – March 21, 2019 – Professor Ciara Torres-Spelliscy

Professor Ciara Torres-Spelliscy is quoted in the Background Briefing analyzing lawsuits against President Trump.… » Read more


Stetson Law’s Veterans Advocacy Clinic secures disability benefits for area veteran exposed to radiation in the 1950s

Stetson University College of Law’s Veterans Advocacy Clinic recently helped secure long-denied benefits for an 80-year-old Tampa Bay area Navy veteran who was exposed to radiation during atomic bomb testing in the 1950s.The veteran is now eligible to receive disability benefits retroactive to April 2012, when he filed his claim. Stetson Law student Brian Paul presented the case before the Board of Veterans Appeals at the St.… » Read more


London Times – March 21, 2019 – Dean Michèle Alexandre

News of Michèle Alexandre being named the next dean of Stetson Law has run in the London Times and across the U.S.… » Read more


Miami Herald – March 21, 2019 – Professor Ciara Torres-Spelliscy

Professor Ciara Torres-Spelliscy spoke with the Miami Herald for the article, “Cindy Yang helped Chinese tech stars get $50K photos with Trump. Who paid?”… » Read more


National Law Journal – March 21, 2019 – Dean Michèle Alexandre

News of the next dean of Stetson Law, Michèle Alexandre, has run in the March 21 National Law Journal.… » Read more


Wildlife inspectors present “The Black Market for Wildlife and America’s Front-line Defense”

Rhyan Tompkins and Cindy Mercado presented the Foreman Biodiversity Lecture on March 5.Photo by Austin Sigl. By Sarah Shirley Rhyan Tompkins and Cindy Mercado, wildlife inspectors with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, presented the Foreman Bioversity Lecture on “The Black Market for Wildlife and America’s Front-line Defense” on March 5 at Stetson Law’s Gulfport campus. “Our job is to capture the illicit trade and… » Read more


Professor Luz Nagle visits Colombia, works with social justice initiatives

Professor Luz Nagle, third from the left, with Wilson Herrera and members of the Junta. Professor of Law Luz Nagle spent Spring Break in Colombia working on social justice initiatives. Professor Nagle met with a family of shoemakers in Rionegro, Colombia. Professor Nagle met with the community-based social justice organization Junta de Accion Comunal San José, in a village in the municipality of Guarne, Colombia. She… » Read more


L.A. Times – March 19, 2019 – Professor Peter Lake

Professor Peter Lake is quoted in the L.A. Times article, “College admissions scammers around ‘the hole in the Death Star’.”… » Read more


Bustle – March 14, 2019 – Professor Peter Lake

Professor Peter Lake is quoted in the Bustle article, “Schools Say Betsy DeVos’ Title IX Rule Changes Would Be A Total Nightmare.”… » Read more


Philadelphia Tribune – March 18, 2019 – Dean Michèle Alexandre

News of Michèle Alexandre being named the next dean of Stetson Law has run in the Philadelphia Tribune.… » Read more