Education

J.D., University of Chicago, 2005
B.A./B.S. (History), cum laude, Truman State University, 2001

Professor Tolson’s scholarship focuses on the areas of constitutional law, election law, legal history and employment discrimination. Recently, she has written on the federalism implications of partisan gerrymandering and the renewal of the Voting Rights Act of 1965. Her research has been published in leading law reviews, and she has written for or appeared as a commentator for various mass media outlets. She teaches courses in constitutional law, election law, employment discrimination and the first amendment.

Prior to joining the Florida State Law faculty, Professor Tolson was a visiting assistant professor at Northwestern University School of Law. Before entering academia, she clerked for the Honorable Ann Claire Williams of the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit and the Honorable Ruben Castillo of the Northern District of Illinois. Professor Tolson was a member of the University of Chicago Law Review and won the Thomas Mulroy Prize for Oral Advocacy in the Hinton Moot Court Competition.