Top Stories

• The West Volusia Beacon published the Oct. 5 story titled, “Helping after hurricane hurts,” by Paul Croce, PhD, professor of History.

• The West Volusia Beacon published the Oct. 5 commentary, “Women, life, freedom: Iran and beyond,” by Asal Johnson, PhD, associate professor of Public Health. “A free society starts with the recognition that women are born free and are entitled to make decisions about their own lives — including their own bodies,” Johnson wrote. “Every government and state that has tried to restrict women’s agency by limiting their choices over their hair, dress, sexuality or reproductive rights is no different from the ayatollah of Iran or the Taliban in Afghanistan who abuse a religion to suppress half of the population.”

• The Washington Post quoted Law professor Ciara Torres-Spelliscy in the Oct. 5 story, “Political spam is out of control. Now Gmail is about to make it worse.” “This is a minefield of First Amendment law,” Torres-Spelliscy said. “Unfortunately, current court precedent isn’t in our favor.”

• Radio station KPCC-FM interviewed Law professor Ciara Torres-Spelliscy for an Oct. 3 broadcast, “On election law cases.”

• Bloomberg Tax, MSN and Wealth Management quoted Andrew Appleby, associate professor of Law, in the Oct. 5 story, “Historic Baseballs Are Fan Gold, Murkier for Tax Accountants.”

• The New Republic quoted Law professor Ciara Torres-Spelliscy in the Oct. 5 story, “The Supreme Court Might Be on the Brink of Making Corruption Easier – Again.”

Other Stories

• WESH 2 News cited Stetson in the Oct. 2 report “When schools in Central Florida are planning to reopen after Hurricane Ian.” The Daytona Beach News-Journal cited Stetson in the Oct. 4 story, “Closed for Tropical Storm Ian, Volusia schools to welcome students back Wednesday.”

• Radio station WHIO-Am cited Stetson in an Oct. 3 broadcast segment about the Adam Sandler movie “The Water Boy.”

• Reason cited Royal C. Gardner, professor of Law and Co-Director of the Institute for Biodiversity Law and Policy, in the Oct. 1 story, “Will Sackett v. EPA Clarify the Scope of Federal Regulatory Jurisdiction Over Wetlands?”

• The St. John Tradewinds and The Virgin Islands Daily News cited Stetson student Ki’Janne’ Alfred in the Oct. 3 story, “Friends of Virgin Islands National Park Awards Seven University Scholarships.”

• My Silly Little Gang, KMLK and more than 15 other media outlets cited Stetson in the Oct. 5 story, “The Boeing Company Promises Job Interviews for ROTC Graduates From Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University and Other Top Schools.”

• The Tampa Bay Times quoted Law alumnus and adjunct Law professor Jay Wolfson in the Oct. 3 story, “USF professor offers pandemic health advice for Halloween: ‘Treat it like the flu.’” Versions of the story ran on Yahoo! News and other outlets.

• The News Literacy Project featured Law professor Ciara Torres-Spelliscy in three election-related PSAs warning against misleading content aimed at manipulating election outcomes:

• “Misinformation that disenfranchises voters”
• “The problem with getting election information from social media”
• “Disinformation that targets Spanish speakers in the U.S.”

Alumni News

• LexBlog posted the Oct. 5 story, “Hurricane Clean-Up: Tips for Handling Abandoned Vessels on your Property,” which was co-written by alumna and Alumni Board member Amanda Ross.

• The Tampa Bay Times and Daily Magazine cited Law alumni Megan Roach and Melissa Black in the Oct. 4 editorial “Pinellas and Hillsborough county court judges: Times editorial board recommendations.” The Osprey Observer profiled Black in the Oct. 4 story, “Melissa Cordon Black, County Court Judge, Group 14.”

• KCET profiled Law alumna Grace Santos in the Oct. 4 story, “2022 ‘Fine Cut’ Mentor Bios.”

• Freeborn.com profiled Law alumnus Cade Zimmerman in the Oct. 5 post, “Freeborn Expands Tampa Office and Litigation Practice with Addition of Associate Cade Zimmerman.”