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    Fully Autonomous and Fully Free from Criminal Culpability?: The Gaps of Florida Statute § 316.85

    September 22, 2025By Nathalie Tirado

    Technology continues to rapidly advance. As a result, vehicles with autonomous systems are more commonplace on Florida roadways. These autonomous vehicles (“AVs”) have systems that control everything: from steering, lane changing, to pedal control. In fact, soon, newer models will no longer require an individual to stay behind the wheel or keep attention on the […]

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    Criminal LawFeaturedJudiciary

    ‘No Way’ This Is Fair: The Fight for Mistrial and Recusal in Young Thug’s Trial

    October 15, 2024By Crystal Couso

    The ongoing trial of famous rapper Young Thug has been defined by dramatic confrontations between Young Thug’s attorney, Brian Steel (“Mr. Steel”), and the presiding Judge Ural Glanville (“Judge Glanville”).  In May 2022, Young Thug and twenty-seven others were charged with violating Georgia’s Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act (“RICO”).  Although several of the other […]

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    Criminal LawCriminal ProcedureFeaturedFourth Amendment

    Hard Times for Hill at the Hard Rock

    October 3, 2024By Kevin Nakfour

    The nation was stunned when videos surfaced on social media depicting Tyreek Hill, the star wide receiver for the Miami Dolphins—in handcuffs—outside the Hard Rock Stadium just hours before the Dolphins’ opening game on September 8, 2024. A routine traffic stop escalated into a tense confrontation.[i] When the Miami Police Department decided to release the […]

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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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