Professor Podgor testified on September 28th before the U.S. House of Representatives Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security subcommittee of the Judiciary Committee, which held a hearing on "Reining in Overcriminalization: Assessing the Problems, Proposing Solutions."

Professor Cameron spoke on two panels on Septmeber 25th at the conference "Media Law in the Digital Age" sponsored by the Center for Sustainable Journalism at Kennesaw State University, in conjunction with the Harvard Law School Berkman Center for Internet and Society. She spoke on issues surrounding media access to government information. She was also invited to serve on the editorial board of the peer-reviewed Journal of Public Access Law.

Professor Bedi's article, "Excusing Behavior: Reclassifying the Federal Common Law Defenses of Duress and Necessity Relying on the Victim’s Role" was accepted for publication in The Journal of Criminal Law and Criminology (Northwestern).

Best-selling author Jilliane Hoffman talked with Stetson students Sept. 27 about her latest legal thriller.

Professor Flowers organized a very successful roundtable program for the ABA Criminal Justice Section this weekend on the proposed 4th edition of the Prosecution & Defense Ethics Standards. Professor Flowers and Professor Podgor presented papers, Professor Nagle moderated a panel and filled in for a speaker, Professor Scully moderated a panel, and Monu Bedi served as reporter. The work from this roundtable will provide important feedback to the ABA on the proposed standards.

Stetson University College of Law students will assist Florida’s newly created Innocence Commission with research into wrongful convictions and effective legal reform.

Felisha McCaster starts her first day as registrar at Stetson University College of Law on Sept. 7.

Professor Davis has been elected to the Executive Committee of the Association of Legal Writing Directors's Board of Directors.

On September 7, 2001, Professor Nagle will be presenting at the 15th International Association of Prosecutors (IAP) Annual Conference at the Hague. Her panel is titled: "The rise and expansion of gangs." Her topic focuses on gangs emerging as a national and transnational security threat.

The latest issue of preLaw magazine lists Stetson University College of Law among the top 'green' schools in the nation.

Craig Pittman discussed how Florida caught "Manatee Insanity," also the topic of Pittman’s new book.

Stetson is ranked No. 23 nationally in Washington Monthly magazine’s “Top 50 Master’s Universities” for universities with bachelor’s and master’s degree programs.