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 focused on partisan gerrymandering and the First Amendment rights of political parties. She teaches courses in constitutional law and election law.

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.