Professor Ciara Torres-Spelliscy is quoted in the SCOTUSblog regarding her article for the Brennan Center on Supreme Court nominee Judge Neil Gorsuch’s campaign finance jurisprudence.… » Read more

Stetson University College of Law was named regional co-champion of the Region 6 rounds of the National Trial Competition on Feb. 3-5 at the Pinellas County Justice Center in Clearwater, Florida. The Stetson team of Ashleigh Brooks, Daniel Christopher, Carlos Manresa and Haley Coet defeated a team from Cumberland University in the final round of the National Trial Competition. Brooks was also awarded the best… » Read more

Stetson University’s annual National Conference on Law and Higher Education celebrates 38 years in February, honoring two leaders in higher education. This year’s conference honors William Proctor, Ph.D. with the Facilitator Award, created for educators who embody the values and principles articulated in The Rights and Responsibilities of the Modern University. Professor Amy Gajda will receive the William A. Kaplin Award, named for Professor William… » Read more

What are the skills employers look for when hiring law school graduates? What skills would you improve? Social scientist and education expert Dr. Terrell L. Strayhorn asked a roomful of approximately 100 first and second-year law students on Stetson’s Gulfport campus to develop some ideas to help prepare for their future careers. Dr. Strayhorn’s keynote address at Stetson’s daylong Intention and Impact Summit on Jan.… » Read more

Stetson University College of Law has won the Chester Bedell Trial Competition for the 22nd time in 34 years. Stetson sent two teams to the premier state competition, who both advanced to compete against each other in the final round. Twenty teams of students from 10 law schools across the state of Florida competed. The Stetson team of Colby Connell, Kaitlyn Dugas, Joseph Sise and… » Read more

Professor Theresa Pulley -Radwan and Professor Louis Virelli are quoted in the Tampa Bay Times article, “St. Pete entrepreneur Bill Edwards dogged by lawsuit seeking to freeze assets.”… » Read more

“The flag flew over the tower when I was here,” Oliver “Buzz” Baudoin remarked as he leafed through yearbooks and photographs from the Florida Military Academy on display in Stetson law school’s Dolly & Homer Hand Law Library archives on a beautiful Wednesday afternoon. “It was my job to take that flag up and down.” Baudoin, who graduated from the Florida Military Academy in 1947… » Read more

Ten students at Stetson University College of Law in Gulfport, Florida, participated in a class designed to assist the 2014 Clemency Project. One of the 1300 clemency grants out of a total of 16,000 petitions was prepared by Stetson Law students in the class. “The very fact that you, as a student, may be one of the last remaining hopes for an individual to have… » Read more

Professor Peter Lake is quoted in the Jan. 25 Harvard Crimson article, “More Than Two-Thirds of Undergrads Complete Sexual Assault Training Module.”… » Read more

Stetson University College of Law’s spring semester Foreman Biodiversity Lecture series kicked off on the Gulfport campus on Jan. 24 with a lecture by Jaclyn Lopez, Florida director of the Center for Biological Diversity. Close to 100 people attended Lopez’ talk on “Florida’s Frightening Phosphate Problem” in the Great Hall. Lopez described how Florida is home to the world’s largest phosphate mine, and the hazardous… » Read more

Professor Michael Allen is quoted in the Florida Bar News article, “Legislators receive a death penalty education.”… » Read more

Professor Peter Lake is quoted in the Chronicle of Higher Education article, “After a Tumultuous 7 Years, Teresa Sullivan Will Leave UVa.”… » Read more