Scott PowersFebruary 22, 2019
4min419
'They call this young man 'Action Jackson',' said Glenton Gilzean Jr.
Tag: Groveland Four
Scott PowersFebruary 22, 2019
Jacob OglesFebruary 14, 2019
11min1363
From Groveland Four to America First, hasn't the community suffered enough?
Scott PowersJanuary 18, 2019
6min615
"Brutality and terrorism are the words I would use, legally sanctioned," King said.
Joe HendersonJanuary 16, 2019
5min309
All that doesn’t make him a "moderate," though.
Jacob OglesJanuary 14, 2019
6min4957
When all four of Florida’s statewide officials granted full pardons to the Groveland Four on Friday, many heralded a righting of injustice. But for the family of Norma Padgett Upshaw, the news felt like a decades-old crime had been condoned. Charlene Padgett, Upshaw’s daughter-in-law, told Florida Politics on Saturday “that case was decided before we […]
Peter SchorschJanuary 12, 2019
41min672
Gov. DeSantis is hinting he’ll make swift changes to ongoing medical marijuana litigation.
Scott PowersJanuary 11, 2019
17min618
The Groveland Four were pardoned Friday by the Florida Executive Clemency Board. The unanimous action of the board, the Florida Cabinet, came Friday nearly 70 years after one of the most infamous cases of Jim Crow-era racial injustice began, and just three days after Gov. Ron DeSantis replaced Gov. Rick Scott, who had ignored calls for […]
Ryan NicolDecember 28, 2018
7min242
U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio spoke to constituents and reporters Friday, highlighting several of his legislative accomplishments during the 115th Congress. But Rubio also addressed the way the current Congress is coming to a close, with yet another partial shutdown of the federal government. “Ultimately, these government shutdowns are not an ideal way to function,” Rubio […]
Scott PowersDecember 21, 2018
9min567
Gov.-elect Ron DeSantis announced late Thursday he’s ready to take up the requested pardons for the Groveland Four immediately. Though he didn’t explicitly say he’s prepared to issue the pardons, DeSantis called the Groveland Four “victims” and expressed strong sympathy with the cause seeking belated justice for four young black men falsely accused of raping a […]
Scott PowersDecember 19, 20189min498
Pardons for the Groveland Four are heading for a hearing. Florida Chief Financial Officer Jimmy Patronis said Wednesday that he is sending a letter to the Florida Office of Executive Clemency invoking Rule 17, which allows any member of the Florida Cabinet to place a case “of exceptional merit” on the upcoming agenda of the […]