Professor Ciara Torres-Spelliscy is quoted in KPVI in the article, “Hawley v. McCaskill: A slideshow battle of billionaire donors.”… » Read more

The Stetson University College of Law team of Madison Wahler, Deanna Cipriano and James Nealon won the Leroy R. Hassell National Constitutional Law Moot Court Competition at Regent University School of Law in Virginia Beach, Virginia, on Oct. 6. Nealon also won the fourth best oralist award in the preliminary round. This was the first time Stetson participated in the competition, which drew 20 teams… » Read more

Professor Lance Long spoke with MPR News about the necessity defense in climate change civil disobedience cases.… » Read more

Stetson University College of Law inducted Wil H. Florin J.D. ’80, Professor Rebecca C. Morgan J.D. ’80, and Professor Emeritus Michael I. Swygert into its prestigious Hall of Fame on Oct. 6. Florin, who was born in Salzburg, Austria, co-founded what is now the Florin Roebig law firm, and at age 30, obtained the then-largest reported jury verdict in Pinellas County history. He and partner… » Read more

The Conference of Western Attorneys General met on Stetson’s Gulfport campus on Oct. 4-5 for their 2018 Sports Betting Seminar. The two-day conference drew attorneys general from across the U.S. Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi J.D.’ 90, Florida’s first female attorney general, introduced the program.… » Read more

Professor Ciara Torres-Spelliscy is quoted in the Oct. 2 Huffington Post article, “Corporations are striking back on ballot initiatives.”… » Read more

Stetson University College of Law’s National Conference on Special Needs Planning and Special Needs Trusts, now in its 20th year, brings together national experts in special needs trusts, tax, pooled special needs trusts, disability and veterans law on Oct. 17-19 at the Vinoy Renaissance St. Petersburg Resort & Golf Club in St. Petersburg, Florida. CLE credits have been approved. The conference will include pre-conference options… » Read more

The student organization Child Advocates of Stetson Law announces the publication of “Know Your Rights,” the first comprehensive legal rights guide for teens in foster care. The program begins with introductions at 10 a.m. The guide, authored entirely by Stetson Law students, will be unveiled during a panel discussion with child welfare attorneys at 12 p.m. on Oct. 27 at the Tampa Law Center, 1700… » Read more

  Stetson University College of Law announces the grand opening of its expanded Veterans Law Institute, designed entirely as a veteran-friendly facility housing the Veterans Advocacy Clinic. The ribbon-cutting for the new facility will take place at 9 a.m. on Monday, Oct. 29, on Stetson’s Gulfport campus, at 1401 61st St. S. Chief Judge Robert Davis and Judge Michael Allen of the U.S. Court of… » Read more

Stetson University College of Law hosted a celebration of the 20th year of the LL.M. in International Law program on Friday, Sept. 14, with alumni from across the globe. Dozens of LL.M. alumni participated in the celebration, which included a reception in the Mann Lounge and sunset toast in the iconic tower on Stetson’s Gulfport campus. The LL.M. in International Law is an intensive one-year… » Read more

Stetson University College of Law is hosting its Fall Open House from 9:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 3, on the Gulfport campus, 1401 61st St. S. Future full-time and part-time law students can engage with the Stetson Law community through informative Q&A sessions,  a simulated law class and an admissions and scholarship strategy session with faculty, staff and students. The day will also include… » Read more

Richard O. “Dick” Jacobs presented on the topic of “Wet Hands, Dirty Feet Learning” at the Foreman Biodiversity Lecture on Sept. 25 in Gulfport. “‘Dirty Hands, Wet Feet Learning’ teaches us what is going on in the world and helps us make the right decisions,” said Jacobs, who is senior counsel at Johnson Pope Bokor Ruppel & Burns. Jacobs is the author of several books,… » Read more