Congratulations to 3L Tara Bagherlee, who is this year's recipient of the Mores Medal from the Alumni Association Board of Directors!

FSU College of Law held its annual Moot Court Team Final Four at the Florida Supreme Court on November 5. Second-year FSU Law students Eden Punch, Emma Chapman, Lauren Simpson, and Quinn Hoffman presented oral arguments before all seven justices —a remarkable opportunity and long-standing FSU Law tradition.

We are thrilled to announce that the 2026 D’Alemberte & Palmer Lecture in International Human Rights will take place on Thursday, March 12, 2026, and will feature Ambassador Mark Brzezinski as our distinguished lecturer. He will be speaking on the topic, "U.S. Embassies as 'Force Multipliers' for Democracy and Human Rights: The Case of Poland 2021-25."

Professor Michael Morley was quoted in a Fox News article titled "Democrat civil war erupts after moderate accuses progressive of undermining 'free and fair elections'."

Professor Jacob Eisler was featured in the Southern California Law Review for his recent article "Towards Defensible Judge-Made Democratic Process."

Professor Jacob Eisler was featured on Compact Magazine for his recent article "Gerrymandering is Democratic."

Professor Paolo Annino was featured in a Tampa Bay Times article titled "Florida Moms of Disabled Children Denied Medical Care Pin Hope on Old Lawsuit."

On Monday, October 20, we were honored to welcome The Honorable Melissa Damian to the College of Law as part of our Jurist in Residence Program. Judge Damian serves on the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida, where she previously held the position of U.S. Magistrate Judge. Before that, she spent 10 years as a U.S. Attorney. She earned her J.D. from the University of Miami School of Law and her B.A. from Princeton University.

This week, we were honored to welcome three judges of Florida's First District Court of Appeal back to the FSU College of Law Advocacy Center to hear live oral arguments in our historic courtroom with our students in attendance. Judges Stephanie Ray ('95), Thomas “Bo” Winokur, and Raymond Treadwell presided over the proceedings, providing this annual learning opportunity.

Professor James Parker-Flynn was featured in The National Jurist article "How LL.M.s Advance Legal Careers."