Florida Fraud Case Prompts SCOTUS Assets Decision
A Florida fraud case has resulted in a Supreme Court decision that is sure to affect countless criminal cases going forward: in a 5-3 decision, justices ruled that prosecutors cannot ...
Amnesty International Calls for the Decriminalization of Prostitution
Following a controversial vote held earlier this month, Amnesty International will now draft a new policy that will recommend the global decriminalization of prostitution. Under their recommendation, not only should ...
New Law Would Make Harmful, Repeat Traffic Violations, a Felony Charge
The Florida Senate is currently considering a bill that would take a significantly tougher stance on drivers who have caused serious injury to others—even if they, technically, haven’t committed a ...
Florida Appeals Court Rules on Open Carry Gun Charge
Florida’s Fourth District Court of Appeal has just made a ruling on an “open carry” weapons charge that many are calling the first of its kind. On February 20, a ...
Florida Supreme Court Rules “Actual Knowledge” Key in Hit & Run Convictions
The Florida Supreme Court has made a recent decision that could greatly impact the future of hit and run convictions in Florida. The February 26 decision states that “actual knowledge” ...
Florida Appeals Court Reverses Search and Seizure Decision
The Florida Fifth District Court of Appeals rendered a decision this month that provided an uncommon interpretation of Fourth Amendment search and seizure rights. In the appeal, the defendant made ...
FBI Director Speaks Frankly on Police Racial Biases
Earlier this month, FBI Director James Comey spoke at Georgetown University and acknowledged something that many Americans have been very concerned about recently: that racial bias by law enforcement is ...
Stand Your Ground Law Considered by the Fourth District
Florida courts have once again decided to review the state’s Stand Your Ground law. Since this statute was cited in the high profile criminal case of George Zimmerman and Trayvon ...
Secure Communities at Center of Republican Bill Against Reforms
Since President Barack Obama took office in 2008, he has been an outspoken proponent of immigration reform, using various tactics to dismantle some of the existing American immigration policies. In ...
Obama Administration – Profiling Needs a New Model
On December 9, 2014, the Daily Business Review published an article entitled, “Obama Administration Takes Aim at Profiling.” The article discusses how on Monday, the Obama administration issued guidelines that ...