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Danny McAuliffeAugust 28, 2018

Andrew Gillum is gearing up for what could be a photo finish in the five-way Democratic gubernatorial race. Some recent polls show Gillum in or tied at third. Some show him trailing worse. A poll released Monday had him second behind Gwen Graham. And an internal poll released by the Gillum camp last week suggested […]

Danny McAuliffeAugust 8, 2018

What began as an intimate protest at a church in Tallahassee over the state’s controversial ‘Stand Your Ground’ law turned into a small march to the capitol and a subsequent meeting between a senior member of Gov. Rick Scott’s staff and some of the state’s high profile critics of race relations and gun violence, including […]

Staff ReportsJanuary 16, 2018

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Ben Crump is branching out. The Tallahassee-based national civil-rights attorney Tuesday announced his partnership with New York’s Rosen Law Firm “to help institutional investors that have fallen victim to securities fraud and corporate misconduct,” a press release said. “We are excited to join forces with Larry Rosen and one of the country’s leading securities law firms to […]

Staff ReportsJuly 26, 2017

Ben Crump is breaking up the band. Crump, a civil-rights attorney who has represented the families of Martin Lee Anderson and Trayvon Martin, Wednesday announced he’s leaving longtime friend and law partner Daryl Parks and teaming up with Orlando mega-lawyer John Morgan to open “Ben Crump Law.” The new firm “will focus on civil rights, […]

A.G. GancarskiJuly 27, 2016

Endorsements continue to pile up for Northeast Florida candidates as the Aug. 30 primary date in state House and U.S. House races approaches. — In the GOP race in Congressional District 4, Lake Ray scored an endorsement from the Northeast Florida Association of Realtors, along with the National Realtor Association and Florida Realtors. “Lake Ray is a proven […]

Drew WilsonSeptember 9, 2015

A wide gulf exists between how black Americans and white Americans think black people are treated by police, according to a poll released Wednesday by a group of African-American lawyers, judges, educators and law students. The National Bar Association poll showed 88 percent of blacks think police treat black people unfairly compared with 59 percent of white Americans […]

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An energized Andrew Gillum circles campaign back to Tallahassee

Rick Scott staffer takes impromptu meeting with Andrew Gillum, clergymen on ‘Stand Your Ground’

Ben Crump teams up with Rosen Law on corporate fraud

Civil-rights attorney Ben Crump to form own law firm

Endorsements continue to pile up in NE Florida races

Bar Association poll finds deep racial schism in attitudes on law enforcement