Constitutional LawFirst AmendmentFloridaFlorida Law
October 7, 2022By Alejandro Flores
The tragic killings of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, and Ahmaud Arbery in 2020 shocked the world—sparking a global-scale outcry for the advancement of racial justice in the law and jolting millions of Americans from their couches and onto the streets for peaceful demonstrations. Thousands of peaceful protestors in major Florida cities joined the resurging demands […]
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Constitutional LawCriminal LawFirst AmendmentFlorida
October 3, 2022By Carly Athanasatos
An all too familiar scenario: you’re stopped at a red light when you begin to feel the approaching thuds of a stereo system being used passed its capacity. As the thuds grow louder, you recognize the rhythmic beats of music but cannot decipher which vehicle around you emits such loud sounds. Until you see, from […]
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FloridaFlorida Law
May 20, 2022By Janella Lopez
“We must all be alike. Not everyone born free and equal, as the Constitution says, but everyone made equal . . . . A book is a loaded gun in the house next door. Burn it. Take the shot from the weapon. Breach man’s mind.” – Ray Bradbury, Fahrenheit 451 (1953) The only way to […]
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Criminal Justice SystemCriminal LawFeaturedFlorida
March 29, 2022By Andrew Tuma-Waku
On February 24, 2022, the Florida House voted and approved HB 95, which would make it easier for prosecutors to charge drug dealers with first-degree murder when a consumer suffers a fatal overdose.[i] This new bill was introduced to combat Florida’s ongoing war on drugs, as well as to deter drug dealers who “profit off […]
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