Constitutional LawFeaturedFlorida Law
April 14, 2023By Robert A. Lawlor
January 1st, 2023, marked the genesis of Florida’s newest intermediate appellate court, the Sixth District Court of Appeal (“DCA”).[i] In spectacular fashion, Florida’s judicial landscape changed overnight: circuit and county courts, once bound by Fifth District or Second District, now found themselves within the purview of the Sixth District. Before long, trial judges faced a […]
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Constitutional LawFlorida Law
November 25, 2022By Samantha Lopez
As the digital arena continues to grow, the need for judicial review becomes more and more urgent. Social media has seemingly become a ubiquitous part of American culture, allowing users to communicate across the globe by voicing their opinions and sharing ideologies. Applications such as Facebook, and Twitter dominate the internet; where Facebook has 2.9 […]
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Family LawFeaturedFloridaFlorida Law
November 7, 2022By Lydie Arakaza
Pregnancy should be a happy time in a couple’s life; unfortunately, this is not always the case. While in many states divorcing can often assist spouses in escaping an abusive or toxic relationship, Florida courts have the discretion to postpone issuing a divorce judgment until the child is born.[i] Although Chapter 61 of the Florida […]
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Criminal LawJudiciary
November 4, 2022By Robert A. Lawlor
The meaning of the word “and” currently confounds our federal courts. The seventh, eighth, ninth, and eleventh circuits have all issued opinions regarding the meaning of the word “and” in a particular federal statute, 18 U.S.C. section 3553(f)(1); however, the eleventh circuit recently vacated its panel opinion in United States v. Garcon to reconsider, en […]
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