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30 Mar 2018, 7:19 am by Hanlon Law, PA
More blog posts: Hearsay Defense Doesn’t Work for Florida Man in Failure to Register as Sex Offender Case Limitations Period Expired for Sex Crime Charge, Rules Florida Appeals Court Florida Supreme Court Explains State Criminal Law on HIV Sex [read post]
23 Apr 2014, 9:59 am by Kathryn Fenderson Scott
Recently an Arizona supreme court ruling overturned a state Court of Appeals decision last year that upheld the right of authorities to prosecute pot smokers for DUI even when there is no evidence of impairment. [read post]
6 Jan 2012, 1:41 pm by Jeralyn
The Supreme Court has a chance to keep the Fourth Amendment from going to the dogs. [read post]
6 Dec 2016, 5:53 am by W.F. Casey Ebsary, Jr.
"Supremacy Clause Rules in Federal Disputes"The Supremacy Clause of the United States Constitution (Article VI, Clause 2) establishes that the Constitution, federal laws made pursuant to it, and treaties made under its authority, constitute the supreme law of the land.[1] It provides that state courts are bound by the supreme law; in case of conflict between federal and state law, the federal law must be applied. [read post]
20 Sep 2016, 9:54 am by Friedman, Rodman & Frank, P.A.
The Supreme Court of the State of Alabama recently published an opinion that affirmed a lower court’s ruling in favor of the defendants regarding a wrongful death claim filed against the manufacturer of a smoke detector that failed to prevent the death of the plaintiffs’ daughter in a 2011 mobile home fire. [read post]
17 May 2010, 5:27 pm by Lynda Barack
To me, the statement above was perhaps the most compelling part of today’s Supreme Court opinion in Graham v. [read post]
9 Jun 2014, 8:29 am by Lyle Denniston
Although the original Engle jury awarded the class $145 billion in punitive damages, that award was set aside, as was the class designation, by the Florida Supreme Court. [read post]
11 Jul 2022, 11:38 am by Scott Bomboy
Coral Ridge Ministries proposed a two-part question to the Supreme Court in its appeal: Should the Supreme Court reconsider its New York Times v. [read post]
9 Jun 2016, 6:24 pm by Jon Gelman
The Florid Supreme Court today ruled yet another part of the Florida Workers' Compensation Act unconstitutional. [read post]
28 Jan 2024, 4:48 pm by Daphne Keller
Of these claims, only the First Amendment arguments were raised and accepted by the Supreme Court for review. [read post]
17 May 2010, 8:51 am by Dan Filler
In another razor-thin 5-4 decision (with Roberts concurring in the outcome) about kids who commit serious crimes, the Supreme Court struck down a sentence of life without parole (LWOP) in the case of a Florida boy - Terrance Graham - who'd had his probation revoked and had been resentenced to LWOP for a crime he'd committed at 16. [read post]
7 Sep 2011, 8:02 am by Donna Eng
In December of 2010, the Florida Supreme Court held that when a Defendant files a motion to dismiss claiming immunity from prosecution under Florida statute section 776.032, otherwise known as Florida’s”Stand Your Ground” statute, the trial court is required to hold a pre-trial evidentiary hearing to “decide the factual question of the applicability of the statutory immunity. [read post]
5 May 2022, 2:50 pm by Howard Bashman
“Search begins for next FL Supreme Court justice: Hot-button cases wait in the wings; High court likely will face redistricting, abortion, other pivotal cases. [read post]