For more information: Debra Amirin, UF Law Communications 352-273-0651, amirin@law.ufl.edu Jon Mills — politician, media pundit and professor extraordinaire — was networking at a law school reception in honor of a visiting Florida Supreme Court Justice when I tapped him on the shoulder. “You’ve been busy,” I said, citing just a few of his recent [...]

For more information: Matt Walker, UF Law Communications 352-273-0650, mlwalker@law.ufl.edu GAINESVILLE, Fla. – Although he passed away in 2003 at the age of 85, Chesterfield Smith’s great influence and legacy can be felt daily at the University of Florida Levin College of Law, from which Smith graduated in 1948. From the Chesterfield Smith Ceremonial Classroom [...]

All eyes again turned to Florida as the Trayvon Martin shooting case generated national headlines. The case was ripe for legal discourse and the media came calling – again and again – on UF Law faculty to solicit their expert opinions as the drama unfolded before the nation. UF Law faculty stepped up to the [...]

Note: See high resolution images of the UF Law Advocacy Center at the bottom of this page For additional information: Debra Amirin, Director of Communications, University of Florida Levin College of Law 352-273-0651, amirin@law.ufl.edu A Modern Miracle for UF Law Building Dedication Wraps Up Transformative Decade GAINESVILLE, Fla. – Considering the obstacles, you might call [...]

For more information: Matt Walker, UF Law Communications 352-273-0650, mlwalker@law.ufl.edu GAINESVILLE, Fla. – The UF Levin College of Law Center for the Study of Race and Race Relations will host “A Conversation on the Shooting Death of Trayvon Martin” Wednesday in the Chesterfield Smith Ceremonial Classroom, HOL 180, at 5:30 p.m. The event is free [...]

For more information: Matt Walker, UF Law Communications 352-273-0650, mlwalker@law.ufl.edu GAINESVILLE, Fla. – Joseph Harrington, professor of economics at Johns Hopkins University, will deliver the third annual Bayard Wickliffe Heath Memorial Lecture Friday at the University of Florida Levin College of Law. Harrington will discuss “Game-Theoretic Ruminations on Section 1 of the Sherman Act,” at [...]

FOR IMMEDIATE RELASE GAINESVILLE, Fla. – On Feb. 26, Trayvon Martin, a 17-year-old African-American youth, was shot and killed by George Zimmerman, a 28-year-old White-Hispanic man, while Martin was walking in Zimmerman’s neighborhood. Almost a month after the killing, Zimmerman has not been arrested, with Sanford, Fla. police citing Florida’s 2005 “Stand Your Ground” law [...]

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE GAINESEVILLE, Fla. – One of the nation’s foremost federal court scholars will delve into issues surrounding judicial review at the 31st annual Dunwody Distinguished Lecture in Law at the University of Florida Levin College of Law. Martin H. Redish, the Louis and Harriet Ancel Professor of Law and Public Policy at Northwestern [...]