Stetson University College of Law’s Juvenile Justice Initiative will host a reenactment on March 27 of two pending U.S. Supreme Court cases, Miller v. Alabama and Jackson v. Hobbs. “These cases are pivotal because the U.S. Supreme Court’s opinion will either endorse the concept that children are capable of being rehabilitated or they will reject this notion. In either instance, the opinion will have broad… » Read more

Every Tuesday and Thursday morning, students in Professor Robert Batey’s spring seminar class at Stetson University College of Law in Gulfport, Fla., crack open their books to discuss the latest assigned readings. It is a typical law school seminar, except instead of pouring over case law, Professor Batey’s students are reading Kafka and watching Spike Lee’s Malcolm X. “The course draws people who are natural… » Read more

Students at Stetson University College of Law in Gulfport, Fla., had an opportunity to develop and practice their trial advocacy skills at an intramural trial competition sponsored by the American Association for Justice March 9-11 on Stetson’s Gulfport campus. Stetson students Ashley Donnell, Julie Anne Embler, Carmen Johnson and Austin Miniard won the competition. A total of 14 teams of Stetson Law students competed. The… » Read more

Story by Valeria Obi The Black Law Students Association at Stetson celebrated the performing arts at its annual Night of Soul event on Saturday, March 10. Night of Soul is one of the biggest events BLSA hosts during the school year. The evening talent showcase provided students with creative release from the rigors of law school, with a night of fun, fellowship and relaxation. Talented… » Read more

The public is invited in April to a program at the Stetson University College of Law Gulfport campus to learn about consumer protection, with a focus on scams and fraud targeting the elderly. WHEN: Thursday, April 19, 9 a.m.-3 p.m. WHO: Hubert “Skip” Humphrey III, assistant director of the Office for the Financial Protection of Older Americans in the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, will lead… » Read more

U.S. News & World Report has again ranked Stetson University College of Law as the top law school in the nation for trial advocacy and number three for legal writing, in its 2013 “Best Graduate Schools” issue. Stetson Law has been ranked the top school in the United States for advocacy 14 times and has consistently ranked among the top programs for legal writing by… » Read more

Stetson University College of Law won the National Professional Responsibility Moot Court Competition this weekend in Indianapolis. The championship team of Chad Burgess, Darcie Mulay, and May Smith also won the Best Respondent Brief Award and two oralist awards at the competition. Burgess was named the best oralist overall and Smith was named the third best oralist. Professors Brooke Bowman and Roberta Flowers coached the… » Read more

Jamaican Senator A.J. Nicholson, on campus at Stetson University College of Law in March teaching a class on International Human Rights in the Caribbean, has recently been appointed Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade in Jamaica, the largest English-speaking Caribbean island. “This year marks the 50th anniversary of independence in Jamaica,” Nicholson shared before beginning his first lecture of the semester at Stetson Law… » Read more

Stetson University College of Law is accepting nominations for its Hall of Fame, which recognizes individuals who have reached the pinnacle of their professions and have affected a profound, positive influence on the law school. New members are inducted into Stetson Law’s Hall of Fame each year in the fall. The 2011 inductees were Professor Robert Batey, who joined the Stetson Law faculty in 1977;… » Read more

Stetson University College of Law won the regional round of the American Association for Justice Student Trial Advocacy Competitionon March 4 in Ft. Lauderdale. Stetson students Brandon Blake, Julian Catala, Erica Emas and Claudette Goyanes will travel to Las Vegas for the national competition on March 22–25. Professor Roberta Flowers is the team coach. “Winning this competition and others reaffirms Stetson’s excellence in advocacy,” said… » Read more

Story by Valeria Obi Stetson University College of Law students volunteered time in February at “Raising the Bar,” a community service event organized by law students, lawyers and members of the legal profession. The Stetson Law students helped feed residents of the Pinellas Safe Harbor homeless shelter in Clearwater on Feb. 11. Members of the Florida Bar Young Lawyers Division and Students Division, Moot Court… » Read more

“I want everyone to be engaged,” Professor Luz Nagle told a group of students gathered in the Mann Lounge in November at Stetson University College of Law in Gulfport. Professor Nagle was introducing Luis Argueta, a documentary filmmaker and lecturer from Guatemala, who was visiting to talk with students about the plight of undocumented workers and the need to reform immigration laws. Nagle, whose career… » Read more