Professor Nicholas Cox spoke with the St. Petersburg Times legal beat reporter for insights about the Ocala judge presiding over the LaFave case. The judge in the case is now speaking with the press.

Professor Robert Batey spoke with Todd Leskanic at the Tampa Tribune about possible applications of the new stand your ground law to other states considering similar laws.

Professor Rebecca Morgan spoke with Tampa Tribune reporter Todd Leskanic about the issue of exploitation of the elderly. Leskanic’s research for this article stems from a story about a woman in her 80’s whose children are concerned that a younger man is taking advantage of her and her estate to finance his son’s country band.

WMNF Radio journalist Andrew Stelzer attended the Media Law CLE conference covering George Freeman’s speech at 1 p.m. at the Tampa campus.

Professor Robert Batey spoke with the Daytona Beach News Journal Feb. 27 for the story, “Defense asks about deals in Deltona murders case,” by Patrico Bolona.

Link to Daytona Beach News Journal

Professor Luz Nagle was quoted in an article entitled “Prosecuting the Use of Antipersonnel Mines by Illegal Armed Groups,” discussing the legal elements of the war on terror and torture of prisoners in an article in the top Colombian newspaper Semana. Link to the article on the web.

Link to Semana, Colombia

Professor Charles Rose spoke with Fox Channel 4 in Fort Myers this afternoon about the disclosure of evidence pre-trial in the Gateway murders case involving Fred Cooper, a 27-year-old accused of murdering Michelle Andrews and her husband Steven. Allegedly, Steven Andrews was having an affair with Copper’s girlfriend. A toddler allegedly mad the 911 call at the scene. The story should air this evening.

Professor William Kaplin spoke with Jackie McConnell at the Tampa Bay Business Journal this afternoon to offer background and start a preliminary discussion on some issues for the upcoming Higher Education issue in the magazine.

Professor Timothy Kaye did an interview with the BBC Radio WM this afternoon about the UK Court of Appeals overturning 1977 convictions of two men for robbery. The men are now in their 60s, and the Court now holds that much of the evidence against them was probably fabricated by the Midlands Serious Crime Squad that Kaye discusses in his book Unsafe and Unsatisfactory.

Dean Darby Dickerson discussed developments at the Tampa Law Center and 2nd DCA in March with St. Petersburg Times reporter Kevin Graham for a piece about the second anniversary of the Tampa campus.

Dean Darby Dickerson has recently been cited on the taxprof blog.

Link to Taxprof blog

Professor William Kaplin spoke with the Sarasota Herald Tribune’s Christina Sanchez this afternoon about teachers arrested in Sarasota for allegedly molesting children who are still collecting pay while on administrative leave and under arrest.