Category Archives: Florida’s Proposed Laws
Florida Passes Bill to Protect Privacy from Private, Public Operators of Drones
Privacy law in the last few decades has been altered and changed so often in an attempt to keep up with the technological trends and progress that society sees. Unfortunately, there is a significant disconnect between the privacy scope that the law covers and the actual invasions of privacy that occur in our everyday… Read More »
Proposed Pro-Gun Bill Will Permit Unlicensed Concealed Weapon Carrying During Times of Emergency: Is this Necessary or Could it Lead to More Violence?
Florida is known to be one of the most gun friendly states in the nation, with a significant number of pro-gun laws and statutes being passed by the Florida Legislature in the last few years. Gov. Rick Scott, since taking office in 2011, has signed into effect 12 gun-related laws that were backed by… Read More »
Proposed Florida Senate Bill Attempts to Reform One of the Deadliest Prison Systems in the Country
Investigations into Florida’s prison system have turned up considerable evidence pointing to prison misconduct and excessive force by Florida state prison officers. It has been reported that there have been almost 320 inmate deaths in 2014, one of the deadliest years for the Florida prison system; Florida boasts the third largest prison system nationwide… Read More »
Proposed Bill Will Prohibit the Use of Tracking Devices by Private Individuals Without Consent
The rights of Americans have been codified and outlined within the Constitution and in federal and state laws. The fundamental rights of Americans to be free from invasion by the Government and its agents is espoused within the Fourth Amendment of the Constitution, which prohibits unreasonable search and seizures by the government without probable… Read More »
HIV-Specific Criminal Laws Contemplated by Florida Supreme Court
The HIV/AIDs epidemic has had profound impact on all aspects of our lives since the 1980s when the virus was originally discovered. Since its discovery, the way in which medical professions teach us to protect ourselves has had an influence on our not only our sexual education, but also aspects of hygiene in the… Read More »
Ignition Interlock Devices: Florida’s Solution to DUIs
Many changes have been made federally and on a state-by-state basis, strengthening drunk driving legislation. Mothers Against Drunk Drivers (MADD) has been petitioning Congress by publishing such statistics about drunk driving in our country, including those showing that each year, 10,000 people are killed as a result of a drunk driver, with a price… Read More »
Florida Passes New Standards for Eyewitness Identification Methods and Testimony
Many times when a criminal defendant is being charged with a crime, the most damning evidence against him or her is the eyewitness. In our country, we place a significant amount of weight on people’s abilities to perceive an event. Misidentification is More Common than Originally Thought According to the Innocence Project, eyewitness misidentification… Read More »
From “Frye” to “Daubert”: How New Expert Testimony Rules Can Affect Your Case
In any criminal and civil case, both parties are able to bring admissible evidence into court to help prove that their side of the story is more likely than not to happen. Though civil and criminal cases have different standards for how convincing the evidence must be before a sentence or judgment is put… Read More »
Are Teenagers the New Face of Sexual Offenses?: “Sexting” Laws in Florida
Generally, when society uses the term “sexual offenders,” our brains automatically imagine the defendant to be an adult preying on children. There are, however, laws currently put into place which may protect children and teens from the actions of other teens. The most recent of events to take place in Florida involves two teens… Read More »
One Act, Two Charges: Florida’s New Law on Crime against Pregnant Women
A new law signed into effect in June 2014 will change a new facet of the criminal justice system. Governor Rick Scott signed into law “Florida Unborn Victims of Violence Act” which makes it a criminal offense to cause the death of, or bodily injury to, an unborn child during pregnancy. The bill was… Read More »