By Bianca Lopez Kevin Reali, an upcoming graduate, set sail for law school after five years of serving in the Navy. However, the part-time student didn’t trade his sea legs for casebooks; he balances his studies with working full-time at Eckerd College, coaching the sailing team. Following his undergraduate career at the University of South Florida – where Reali studied engineering and competed on the… » Read more

Professor Ciara Torres-Spelliscy wrote the April 6 Shondaland article, A Brief Explainer on Trump’s Forgotten Lawsuits.”… » Read more

Professor Charles Rose is featured in the NPR podcast, “90.7 WMFE’s Intersection.”… » Read more

By Bianca Lopez Two Stetson Law students, Taylor Greenberg and Anne (“Annie”) Kanzow, have been selected as Equal Justice Works fellows and will be pursuing projects helping adolescents. The Equal Justice Works Fellowship is committed to encouraging law students to pursue careers in the field of public interest after graduation. Equal Justice Works invites upcoming legal graduates nationwide to propose projects designed to assist communities… » Read more

By Bianca Lopez Small black buttons, reading: “The Future is Female,” circulated through campus during March, Women’s History Month. The buttons were being sold by FAWLS (Florida Association for Women Lawyers at Stetson) to benefit the Ovarian Cancer Fund Alliance, in conjunction with Women’s Week. FAWLS founded Women’s Week at Stetson last year with four events centered on topics of concern to women. This year,… » Read more

By Bianca Lopez The Innocence Initiative, Federalist Society and the American Constitution Society held a panel to discuss the death penalty on March 30. Two professors from Stetson Law, Professor of Law Ellen Podgor and Dean Emeritus and Professor of Law Bruce Jacob, and two attorneys, Roger Weeden and Teodoro Marrero, answered questions about capital punishment in America. Both Podgor and Jacob teach courses on… » Read more

Stetson University College of Law presents its annual Legal Tech CLE for lawyers on “Analytics-The Tech Driving Legal Decisions” from 8:30 a.m.-4 p.m. on April 27 on the Gulfport campus, 1401 61st St. S. Topics include: Using Big Data to Predict Outcomes What is Your Ethical Obligation When Algorithms Control Your Research? Judicial Opinions and Analytics Analytics Applied in Practice How the Florida Bar is… » Read more

Stetson University College of Law presents a symposium on the concept of the Supreme Court’s emerging animus doctrine and bias in the law from 8:30 a.m.-4 p.m. on April 20 on the Gulfport campus, 1401 61st St. S. The symposium is complimentary and open to the public with registration. The program will also be available via webcast, for those who cannot attend. Panels include: 9:15-10:45… » Read more

Professor Louis Virelli spoke with Bay News 9 about constitutional issues for InDepth.… » Read more

Stetson University College of Law launches webinar on April 10 from 3-4 p.m. on “Promoting Realistic Expectations for Suicide Prevention on Campus.” The webinar addresses tools college administrators may use to prevent suicides and work with suicidal students on campus. Participants will learn about how the law and good healthcare practices work together to reduce suicides on campus and improve students’ mental health. The webinar… » Read more

Professor Charles Rose provided a look back at the trial of Noor Salman for WMFE.… » Read more

Professor Charles Rose provided analysis for the Noor Salman trial and outcome to WMFE.… » Read more