Criminal LawFeaturedFlorida LawMental Health
April 18, 2024By Victoire Jonqua
On Saturday, March 9th, 2024, Ryan Gainer, a fifteen-year-old Black boy with autism, was shot and killed by a San Bernardino police officer right in front of his family home in Apple Valley, Southern California.[i] Gainer’s family called 911 after he attacked his sister during a disagreement and broke a glass door.[ii] When the […]
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Constitutional LawDeath PenaltyFeaturedFlorida Law
April 7, 2023By Mark Salnick
In the United States, 27 states recognize the death penalty as a potential punishment for those convicted of a capital crime. Of those 27 states, Florida has recently been at the forefront of amending the requirements to sentence a defendant to death. Florida’s proposal to implement a supermajority standard for issuing a death sentence should […]
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Criminal LawMental Health
March 29, 2021By Danay Hernandez
President Nixon declared drug abuse “public enemy number one.” Consequently, it should be absolutely no surprise that the war on drugs has resulted in the longest and deadliest war in the United States of America. The war on drugs has stormed the world for many decades. As of today, the war on drugs has been ongoing for forty-nine years.
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Mental Health
November 3, 2020By Patricija Gegznaite
Cities are finally changing their approach to public safety and law enforcement regarding mental health and non-violent crises.
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