Jesse SchecknerOctober 11, 2023
7min0
Florida law does not explicitly allow so-called ‘panic’ defenses to be used when crimes have been committed against gay or transgender people. But it doesn’t disallow it either.
Tag: American Bar Association
Jesse SchecknerOctober 11, 2023Jesse SchecknerAugust 1, 2023
8min0
The award is bestowed to prosecutors who fulfill their duty ‘to seek justice, not merely to convict.’
Anne GeggisJanuary 25, 2023
6min0
This defense amounts using someone's identity to justify a hate crime against them, proponents say.
Drew WilsonAugust 26, 2020
4min732
ABA cited Ruvin's transformative work in judicial administration
Staff ReportsMay 21, 2019
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“The audacity of Sandy’s vision was quite extraordinary.”
Staff ReportsAugust 30, 2018
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Joseph L. Raia of the Gunster law firm has been appointed vice chair of the American Bar Association’s Section of International Law, the firm announced Thursday. Raia will play a key role in the leadership of the 17,000-member section that has representation from over 100 countries worldwide. He will be primarily responsible for coordinating the work […]
A.G. GancarskiOctober 31, 2017
7min493
Retired Hillsborough County Judge Ashley Moody, by many reckonings, is the front-runner in the Republican primary for Attorney General. And with that front-runner status comes front-runner scrutiny — including Moody’s past as a registered Democrat … something that may not play well with the GOP die-hards who will vote in the primary next year. Moody’s father […]
Jim RosicaJuly 5, 2017
7min405
The new president of The Florida Bar says the organization is standing by to offer “technical legal” support to the Constitution Revision Commission as it readies to amend the state’s governing document, which could include changes affecting the judicial branch. But Michael J. Higer, a partner in Berger Singerman’s Miami office, won’t say which public […]
Martin DyckmanApril 30, 2017
8min465
The courtroom at the Florida Supreme Court seats 164, which may not be enough for all the attorneys, organizations and individuals who have intervened in the unprecedented case of Aramis Ayala v. Rick Scott. Six groups have weighed in as friends of the court on behalf of Ayala, the state attorney for Orange and Seminole […]
Darryl PaulsonMarch 29, 2017
7min226
Until 1987, presidential nominees to the U.S. Supreme Court were respectfully received and reviewed by the U.S. Senate. In 1986, Antonin Scalia, a judicial conservative and constitutional originalist, was nominated by President Ronald Reagan to a vacancy on the court. He was confirmed 98 to 0 by the U.S. Senate. The confirmation process imploded in […]