Regent Law News

Chuck Slemp (’10), a graduate of Regent University with dual degrees from the Robertson School of Government and the School of Law, was recently elected as Commonwealth Attorney for Wise County, Virginia. After a hard-fought campaign, Slemp was elected on Tuesday, November 3, 2015 with over 57% of the vote and took office on January 1st. Slemp grew up on a farm in Wise County in a family with a long history of involvement in politics, which he says instilled in him a sense of responsibility to serve and help others from an early age. After receiving his undergraduate degree in business administration, he came to Regent University where he completed a master’s degree in law & public policy and a juris doctorate from the schools of government and law; he was awarded Outstanding Graduate for the Robertson School of Government in 2010. Reflecting on his time at Regent, Slemp said: “My wife and I are blessed to be part of the Regent University family. We both worked and studied at Reg...

Regent University School of Law (LAW) students are one step closer to the United States Supreme Court. School of Law Students Visit The United States Supreme Court. Photo courtesy of Tessa Dysart. This month, Assistant Professor Tessa Dysart took her Honors Constitutional Law class to visit the United States Supreme Court and have a Q&A session with Justice Elena Kagan. Kagan shared her experiences and insights with students regarding her work as Solicitor General and her work on the other side of the bench. "She's such an incredibly kind and gracious person," said Dysart. "I wanted my students to learn about the Supreme Court and how it operates…I have so much respect for her and how much she cares about the Constitution and how she comes to decisions. By observing a Supreme Court argument, the students were also able to see that not every case in front of the court is a hot-button issue, and that the court works hard to get those cases righ...