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Will Florida’s Death Penalty for Convicted Child Rapists Reverse Supreme Court Precedent?

March 15, 2024By Kaisha Ahye

Current Precedent On August 25, 2003, Patrick Kennedy was found guilty of raping his 8-year-old stepdaughter and was sentenced to death by a jury of his peers in a Louisiana court.[i] Kennedy appealed. He argued that under the Eighth Amendment of the U.S. Constitution, the death penalty was cruel and unusual punishment because […]

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Legally on the Run: Deciphering Section 843.02 in High-Crime Jurisdictions

March 1, 2024By Zeinab Beydoun

In the intricate legal tapestry of Florida, the 2008 case of C.E.L. v. State[i] stands out, focusing on a critical question: what happens when someone runs from the police? This scenario unfolds in areas labeled as both high and low in crime, raising legal questions. The case, in effect, differentiates the consequences of […]

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Politically Married, but Still on the Market – Analyzing the Florida Legislature’s Newest Amendment to its “Resign-to-Run” Law

October 4, 2023By Mark Salnick

On May 24, 2023, a few months after winning re-election in the 2022 midterm elections, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis formally announced he was running for president via a Twitter Spaces event co-hosted by then-CEO Elon Musk.[i] While this announcement itself may not have come as a surprise to most Floridians, it raises both […]

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