Florida PhoenixJune 30, 2021
8min1378
The ELA reading exam is usually considered a vital indicator of whether a student is ready to continue their academic career.
Tag: ClayTALLAHASSEE, FLA. 3/4/25-Speaker Daniel Perez, R-Miami, talks with the media after the opening day of the 2025 Legislative Session, Tuesday at the Capitol in Tallahassee.
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Florida PhoenixJune 30, 2021
Renzo DowneyMay 23, 2020
5min2483
Citrus, Clay, Collier, Dixie, Flagler, Gilchrist, Lafayette, Manatee, Sarasota and Sumter are the latest additions.
Julie DelegalJanuary 27, 2016
5min247
(First of three parts) To find someone guilty of a crime — any crime — jurors have to agree unanimously. Not so to impose the death penalty. Not here in Florida. And that’s why Florida’s death penalty sentencing procedure is in constitutional hot water. As Florida law stands now, after jurors find a defendant guilty […]
Julie DelegalJanuary 18, 2016
7min241
The U.S. Supreme Court struck down Florida’s death penalty sentencing system last week, declaring it violates defendants’ Sixth Amendment Rights to trial by jury. In response to the Hurst v. Florida decision, a Jacksonville coalition of civic and faith groups — Justice 4 Jacksonville — is calling on State Attorney Angela Corey to stop action […]
Julie DelegalJanuary 17, 20167min173
The U.S. Supreme Court struck down Florida’s death penalty sentencing system last week, declaring that it violates defendants’ Sixth Amendment Rights to trial by jury. In response to the Hurst v. Florida decision, a Jacksonville coalition of civic and faith groups — Justice 4 Jacksonville — is calling on State Attorney Angela Corey to stop […]
Marc YachtJanuary 6, 20156min196
In August a federal judge struck down Florida’s same sex marriage ban. U.S. District Judge Robert Hinkle noted in his ruling that his is now one of 19 federal courts that have struck down state laws that bar gay and lesbian couples from marrying. Gay marriage opponents continue to raise barriers to same-sex couples desiring […]