From the Food And Travel Nation Interview Archives: Elizabeth Dougherty spoke with with Professor Virelli from Stetson University about what has become known as the Monsanto Protection Act. Is it constitutional for companies like Monsanto to sidestep the judicial process and plant whatever crops they want to plant?
Here’s what Professor Virelli had to say:
Professor Virelli’s bio from the Stetson website: Louis Virelli is a Professor of Law. Previously, he was teaching courses in Admin Law and Civ Pro. In addition, he taught Constitutional Law I, Federal Courts, and Federal Pretrial.
Also, Professor Virelli has received an Award for Excellence in Faculty Scholarship. Additionally, he received an Excellence in Teaching Award. However, he regularly coaches two moot court teams. Lastly, he is the faculty advisor of the American Constitution Society.
Immediately prior to joining Stetson, Professor Virelli served for five years as a trial attorney in the Civil Division of the United States DOJ in D.C. He graduated cum laude from the Univ of Penn School of Law where he was named best oralist in the law school’s Moot Court Competition and served as an editor on the University of Pennsylvania Journal of Constitutional Law. After law school, Professor Virelli clerked for Judge Franklin S. Van Antwerpen of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania and Judge Leonard I. Garth of the Third Circuit.
