Stetson Law’s Student Bar Association will host Diversity Week 2021 from March 1-5 featuring daily programming aimed at driving contemplation and conversations about diversity at the college and beyond. SBA Diversity Week is also supported by the campus-wide Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Committee, Social Justice Advocacy concentration, and Stetson Law’s representatives of the Florida Law Schools’ Consortium on Racial Justice. All events are open to students,… » Read more

Desmond Meade, bottom row, received the Wm. Reece Smith, Jr. Public Service Award during the annual Inns of Court ceremony held virtually on Feb. 22, 2021. Pictured, top row from left, keynote speaker Justice Edwin Cameron and Dean Michèle Alexandre. Desmond Meade received the Wm. Reece Smith, Jr. Public Service Award during the annual Inns of Court event held virtually on Feb. 22, 2021. The… » Read more

Four trade associations are suing the comptroller of Maryland over the state’s new tax on digital advertising, the first tax of its kind in the United States.

GULFPORT, Fla. – Stetson University College of Law has earned the 2021-2022 Military Friendly® School designation with an additional Bronze ranking. Institutions earning the Military Friendly ® School designation were evaluated using both public data sources and responses from a proprietary survey. The 2021-2022 Military Friendly® Schools list will be published in the May issue of G.I. Jobs magazine and can be found at www.militaryfriendly.com. Methodology,… » Read more

Stetson Law’s Trial Team competed in the National Trial Competition Region 6 contest Feb. 12-14, and though they fell just two points short of winning, two members claimed Best Opening and Best Overall Advocate. Francesca Naumann “We are so proud of our advocates,” said Trial Team Coach and Trial Advocacy Adjunct Don Anderson, JD ’98. “We swept every ballot every round but lost by two… » Read more

With doubts raised about the constitutionality of Maryland’s recently adopted gross revenues tax on digital advertising, there are other ways states could tax digital advertising, according to experts.

The Stetson University College of Law Lambda Legal Society is now a National LGBT Bar Association Law School Affiliate. Jen Rex “We are confident that our work with the National LGBT Bar Association will allow us to continue to promote the growth of our organization on campus,” said President Jen Rex. “Additionally, we welcome this opportunity to connect on a much larger level with the… » Read more

President of the Florida Rights Restoration Coalition to be honored with award Edwin Cameron (left) and Desmond Meade will speak at the annual Inns of Court event. For Immediate Release GULFPORT, Fla. – Stetson University College of Law will host prominent South African judge and human rights lawyer, Edwin Cameron, for The William Reece Smith Jr. Distinguished Lecture in Ethics as part of the annual… » Read more

The rarely litigated federal law passed in the late 1990s was created to protect electronic commerce.

On Feb. 13, 2021, the Stetson University College of Law Board of Overseers unanimously passed resolutions to honor the service of Sammy Cacciatore, Rhea Law, Bernie McCabe and Bonnie Forman – all esteemed alumni with a legacy of helping elevate their alma mater and the legal field. The resolutions recognize their years of selfless devotion to both the College and the advancement of legal education.… » Read more

Members of the Dispute Resolution Board competed at the regional rounds of the American Bar Association Law Student Division Client Counseling Competition. Clockwise from top left: Joseph “J.R.” Boyd, Leah Le’Vell, Gabriele Bodanza, Lydia Plotz, Taylor Bollt, and Brooke Ennis. Members of Stetson Law’s Dispute Resolution Board competed at the regional rounds of the American Bar Association Law Student Division Client Counseling Competition hosted virtually… » Read more

Eve Samples, executive director of the Friends of the Everglades, presented as part of The Edward and Bonnie Foreman Biodiversity Lecture Series at Stetson Law. “Saving the Everglades is a test. If we pass, we may get to keep the planet.” That’s the mantra of the Friends of the Everglades, a simple and easy-to-remember reason why the biodiverse section of South Florida is so essential… » Read more