Louis J. Virelli III talks to WTSP about constitutionality of masks
By Josh SidorowiczWTSP Tampa BayAug. 26, 2020 Excerpt Prof. Louis J. Virelli III Stetson law professor Lou Virelli says legally it’s a cut and dry case because it’s not a legal issue so much as a policy issue. “When public safety is the issue, our elected officials have the ability to change the way we behave in order to protect that public safety,” he said.… » Read more
Louis J. Virelli III discusses with WFSU the legal battle of schools reopening
By Ryan DaileyWFSUAug. 25, 2020 Excerpt Prof. Louis J. Virelli III Professor Louis Virelli teaches constitutional law at Stetson University – he explained why a stay is commonly applied in high profile cases on appeal. “When that appellate court makes a decision, if it is different than the decision the trial court made, then whatever the trial court put into effect will have to be… » Read more
Ciara Torres-Spelliscy looks at fate of Supreme Court with Trump victory in Vox article
By Ian Millhiser VoxAug. 25, 2020 Excerpt Prof. Ciara Torres-Spelliscy America could become even less democratic if President Donald Trump gets to fill another Supreme Court seat. “There are already five conservative votes on the Supreme Court to dismantle campaign finance reforms,” according to Ciara Torres-Spelliscy, a law professor at Stetson University and an expert on money in politics. In this sense, Torres-Spelliscy told me,… » Read more
Stacey-Rae Simcox leads expert panel on veterans law for ABA Day
Professor Stacey-Rae Simcox. As part of digital ABA Day, Professor Stacey-Rae Simcox led a panel of experts from the National Law School Veterans Clinic Consortium — a group dedicated to addressing the unique legal needs of military veterans — in discussing the importance of Legal Services for Homeless Veterans Act. As part of her introduction, Simcox explained Stetson’s Veterans Law Institute’s role in the community.… » Read more
Louis J. Virelli III co-authors 8th edition of administrative law tome
Professor Louis J. Virelli III Louis J. Virelli, III, with co-authors Charles H. Koch, Jr. (William and Mary Law School), William S. Jordan, III (The University of Akron School of Law), and Richard W. Murphy (Texas Tech University School of Law), published the eighth edition of Administrative Law: Cases and Materials and accompanying teacher’s manual, through Carolina Academic Press this year. From the publisher This… » Read more
Judith Scully offers insight on Black Lives Matter protests and recent Supreme Court rulings
By Sean KinaneWMNF 88.5June 15, 2020 Professor Judith Scully Excerpt Hillsborough State Attorney Andrew Warren announced Monday that his office will not file charges against the 67 protestors arrested for unlawful assembly in Tampa on the night of Tuesday, June 2. Warren says in each of those arrests, “the evidence shows that the individuals arrested were peacefully protesting; there was no violence, no vandalism, and… » Read more
Theresa Pulley Radwan explains bankruptcy process and what consumers can do to protect themselves
By Courtney RobinsonWTSP Channel 10June 5, 2020 Excerpt Professor Theresa Pulley Radwan Stetson University College of Law professor Theresa Pulley Radwan specializes in bankruptcy. She went through the documents. “The unfortunate reality is people are going to get paid some percentage presumably of what they’ve put down but certainly not all of it,” she said. She says the court appointed trustee will have to figure… » Read more
Linda S. Anderson publishes book on Florida Bar Exam essay prep
Linda S. Anderson, professor of law, wrote Florida Bar Exam Essay Prep: Strategies and Study Materials published by Cognella Academic Publishing. The book is a combination of substantive rules important for the Florida Bar Exam essays and specific study techniques and tools.
Luz Nagle discusses how Covid-19 has led to increase in domestic abuse and need for government action
By Jennifer VenisInternational Bar AssociationMay 26, 2020 Excerpt Professor of Law Luz Nagle. Domestic abuse has increased exponentially since lockdowns were introduced to combat Covid-19, with some countries reporting a 25-50 per cent increase. These statistics look set to worsen – at the end of April, the United Nations Population Fund predicted at least 15 million more cases of domestic violence globally in 2020 as… » Read more
Louis J. Virelli III publishes report on recusal standards for agency adjudicators
Professor of Law Louis Virelli. Law Professor Louis J. Virelli’s commissioned report for the Administrative Conference of the United States was published in early May. The report, Administrative Recusal Rules: A Taxonomy and Study of Existing Recusal Standards for Agency Adjudicators, is the second part of a project Virelli created for the ACUS. The initial report, Recusal Rules for Administrative Adjudicators was published in November… » Read more
Ciara Torres-Spelliscy weighs in on DOJ dropping the Michael Flynn case
By Sean IllingVoxMay 8, 2020 Excerpt Professor Ciara Torres-Spelliscy On the same day that the Supreme Court decided the Kelly v. US case, better known as the Bridgegate case, the Department of Justice’s dropping charges against Michael Flynn makes this a banner day for corruption. In Kelly v. US, the US Supreme Court decided unanimously that Bridget Anne Kelly would not go to jail for her role in… » Read more
Royal Gardner says Clean Water Act ruling shows ‘science still matters’
By Philip Brasher, Steve Davies and Bill TomsonAgri-PulseMay 4, 2020 Excerpt Professor Royal Gardner Environmental groups suing over the Trump administration’s new WOTUS rule have found some support for their court challenges in a recent Supreme Court decision. That’s according to Royal Gardner, a law professor at Stetson University, who was the lead attorney for aquatic scientists and scientific societies who filed an amicus brief … » Read more