Florida Supreme Court Upholds Law Speeding Up Death Sentences
On Thursday, the Florida Supreme ruled a 2013 law aimed at speeding up death penalties in the state was constitutional.
ACLU Sues Sarasota Police For Access To Records On Cell Phone Tracking Program
This week, the American Civil Liberties Union of Florida filed an emergency motion in Florida court in order to gain access to information about a controversial cell phone tracking program known as "stingray."
U.S. Supreme Court Strikes Down Florida Death Penalty Law
This week the United States Supreme Court ruled in a 5 to 4 decision that a Florida law setting strict criteria based on IQ test scores to determine a defendant’s eligibility for the death penalty is unconstitutional. Justices ruled the state’s law was too rigid.
Miami Herald: Allegations Of Abuse Of Mentally-Ill In Florida Prison
A new investigative report from The Miami Herald this week profiles a prison in Miami-Dade County where employees have been accused of abusing mentally-ill inmates for “sport.”
Ballot Measure Allowing Next Governor To Pack the Florida Supreme Court Heads to Voters
This week, the Florida House of Representatives signed-off on a proposed constitutional amendment that would allow the next governor to appoint three justices for the Florida Supreme Court. The measure now heads to voters for approval on the 2014 ballot.
Supreme Court Refuses To Hear Gov. Rick Scott’s State Employee Drug Testing Appeal
The U.S. Supreme Court announced this week that it won’t hear Gov. Rick Scott’s appeal of a lower court's ruling striking down the effort to make all state employees undergo suspicionless drug testing.