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    The Road to Reinstating Florida’s Medical Malpractice Noneconomic Damage Caps

    April 19, 2024By Ari Bell

      Amidst the many facets of medical malpractice litigation, noneconomic damage caps are once again at the center of the debate. Recently, several bills in the Florida Legislature attempted to reinstate the noneconomic damage caps in medical malpractice cases. While none of these bills passed and the legislative session for 2024 is over, an analysis […]

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    Michelle Carter: First Amendment Infringement or Rightful Conviction?

    April 15, 2024By Idan Livnat

      On July 12, 2014, Conrad Roy III was found dead in the trunk of his car outside of a K-mart. He had left the engine running and filled his trunk with carbon monoxide gas. After an investigation, it was found that moments before his death, Roy was having second thoughts, but his girlfriend, Michelle […]

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    Constitutional Conundrum: Disqualification Clause Ignites Interpretative Firestorm Over Former President’s Eligibility

    April 12, 2024By Anthony Quintana

      For the first time in American history, a former president, Donald J. Trump, stands accused of treasonous acts against the United States and its citizens. Currently entangled in litigation with U.S. prosecutors over these allegations, President Trump has made the unprecedented move of seeking reelection, marking the first instance of a former president vying […]

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    WHAT IS INCOME?

    April 10, 2024By Michael Schaum

      The fruit or the tree? Being the lone sentry against unapportioned federal taxation, the very definition of income is central to tax jurisprudence. Taxable “income” has cautiously been likened to the fruit-bearing tree: fruit’s economic value should be attributed (taxed) to the tree on which it grows.[i]  Likewise, attempts to re-assign fruits to another […]

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