Constitutional LawFeaturedFlorida LawJudiciary
October 13, 2023By Sara Asher
On August 9, 2023, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis made a noteworthy announcement, suspending State Attorney Monique Worrell of the 9th Judicial Circuit. This decision was based on allegations of her neglecting her duty to diligently prosecute crimes within her jurisdiction.[i] The legal grounds for such suspension are outlined in Article IV, Section 7 […]
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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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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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Constitutional LawCriminal Justice SystemFeatured
March 18, 2022By Massiel Alonso
Is it possible to unplug a jury from the ubiquity of social media? I think not. When there is a criminal case with a newsworthy defendant, about 48% of Americans obtain information on the case almost instantaneously.[i] Notably, about 31% of the previously mentioned 48% of Americans rely on Facebook to deliver their news.[ii] The […]
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