About Stetson Law Review

A student-run Journal publishing legal scholarship on contemporary topics that are relevant both nationally and to Florida practitioners.

Stetson Law Review is Stetson University College of Law’s premier academic journal. Founded in 1970 as the “Stetson Intramural Law Review,” the publication has grown from a small group of students dedicated to student-written research pieces to an organization with over 80 members. Stetson Law Review’s members demonstrate high academic performance and exacting legal research and writing skills. Members collaborate in a firm-like environment to publish legal scholarship that addresses contemporary topics that are relevant both nationally and to Florida practitioners.

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BITING THE HAND THAT DIDN’T FEED US: HOW CORRECTLY CLASSIFYING MODELS AS EMPLOYEES WOULD CATALYZE FASHION INDUSTRY REFORM AND CLOTHE WORKERS IN BASIC PROTECTIONS
by Faith Gosselin
October 31, 2023
If you asked the average American to name unprotected or vulnerable groups, “fashion models” would be unlikely to leave anyone’s lips. After all, models are living a life of plane tickets and Prada . . . right? Fashion is fueled by appearances, and this is not only true of each respective garment or collection, but… Read more: BITING THE HAND THAT DIDN’T FEED US: HOW CORRECTLY CLASSIFYING MODELS AS EMPLOYEES WOULD CATALYZE FASHION INDUSTRY REFORM AND CLOTHE WORKERS IN BASIC PROTECTIONS
A SURVEY OF SOLUTIONS: CURTAILING THE OVER-USE OF THE STATE SECRETS PRIVILEGE THROUGH “IN CAMERA” REVIEW
by Faith Gosselin
October 31, 2023
This Article argues that the expanding use of the state secrets privilege by the executive branch impairs litigants’ right to a fair trial. The state secrets privilege allows evidence to be barred from discovery when the government asserts that disclosure of such material would threaten national security. This oftentimes leads to the suit being dismissed,… Read more: A SURVEY OF SOLUTIONS: CURTAILING THE OVER-USE OF THE STATE SECRETS PRIVILEGE THROUGH “IN CAMERA” REVIEW
THE ORIGINALIST CASE FOR WHY THE FLORIDA CONSTITUTION’S RIGHT OF PRIVACY PROTECTS THE RIGHT TO AN ABORTION
by Faith Gosselin
October 31, 2023
Since the U.S. Supreme Court overruled Roe and Casey and returned the issue of abortion to the states, attention has shifted to state constitutions: Do state constitutions protect the right to an abortion? Florida is one of the few states whose constitution contains an explicit right of privacy. That provision, Article I, Section 23, was… Read more: THE ORIGINALIST CASE FOR WHY THE FLORIDA CONSTITUTION’S RIGHT OF PRIVACY PROTECTS THE RIGHT TO AN ABORTION
IS ORIGINALISM A FANDOM?
by Faith Gosselin
October 31, 2023
Originalism is more influential than ever in the federal judiciary and legal academia in 2023, yet it presents as many puzzles as ever, too. What significance should we attribute to Justice Kentanji Brown Jackson’s relatively favorable remarks about originalism? Should the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in Dobbs be viewed as originalist? Why would some scholars… Read more: IS ORIGINALISM A FANDOM?
VEGA V. TEKOH: A MISSED OPPORTUNITY TO PROTECT MIRANDA
by Faith Gosselin
October 31, 2023
In Vega v. Tekoh, following a violation of Tekoh’s Miranda rights, Tekoh brought a 42 U.S.C. § 1983 civil rights claim against the offending officer and the officer’s department, citing a Fifth Amendment violation. The Supreme Court denied the claim and held that the Miranda rules do not implicate the Fifth Amendment, but rather are… Read more: VEGA V. TEKOH: A MISSED OPPORTUNITY TO PROTECT MIRANDA