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Had the chance to speak to @FACDL president elect Jason Blank tonight. Says that while on the campaign trail @GovRonDeSantis has said he wants to remove the weaponization of government. Today, DeSantis suspended state attorney @MoniqueHWorrell. @MyNews13 @BN9
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Judge Scherer hugging the prosecution team following the #ParklandShooter sentencing.
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This quarter's second #NACDLSpotlight features NACDL affiliate member Becky Barlow. Becky is the Executive Director of @FACDL and has worked in criminal defense for over two decades.
For more information, please visit: nacdl.org/NACDLSpotlight
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"We agree that Judge Jackson's firsthand experience as a public defender will be an incalculable asset to a Court that has lacked this critical perspective for too long," the letter from 1,000 public defenders said.
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Judges, Lawyers Have Priority for Coronavirus Vaccine. But When? And What's Next?
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Most officers get training to respond to injuries. But cops are not providing emergency first aid, even when department rules say they should. bit.ly/3r1uWBy
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Here’s my final story of 2020, about a five-year old murder case waiting to be resolved with a trial.
Woman’s secret marriage to Romanian ended in murder. Killer’s lawyers push insanity defense. bit.ly/3hAWdqf
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Lawyers and legal professionals across the country were called upon in 2020 to advance justice and the rule of law amid the COVID-19 pandemic, a historic election and a national conversation about racial injustice. Read more: ambar.org/y4236
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Mass incarceration caused over half a million additional COVID-19 cases just this summer, most outside of prisons. “Prisons are ongoing super spreader events that are not hermetically sealed from society.”
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Catherine Jones was sent to adult prison at 13. She was released at 30 and now works full-time for the Campaign for the Fair Sentencing of Youth. “I want people to understand that I was still a child, despite what I did, and so are the others like me.”
theappeal.org/i-was-a-child-…
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The December 31st weekly COVID-19 update has been posted on our website.
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Billie Jean King is celebrated for her accomplishments in advancing women’s empowerment in the pursuit of true equality for all human beings. Watch her acceptance of the 2020 Eleanor Roosevelt Prize for Global Human Rights Advancement: ambar.org/6b27s
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Police dogs bite thousands of people every year, including bystanders, police officers, and people suspected of petty crimes.
We spent the last year investigating police dog bites across the nation. Find all of our reporting in one place here 👉 bit.ly/317STvG
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Private prison companies have been steadily diversifying, shifting away from prisons toward other government contracts, like electronic monitoring and immigration detention. bit.ly/3pzA6UJ
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Change in rules governing ‘battle of the fonts’ in appeals documents take effect January 1: floridabar.org/the-florida-b…
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Gov. DeSantis makes six judicial appointments: floridabar.org/the-florida-b…
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BREAKING: A federal court has rejected Broward County’s curfew on bars and restaurants, raising the possibility that nightclubs in much of Florida could operate through the night as COVID-19 rages. bit.ly/37H8WEL
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“Inmates going in and out of consciousness, throwing up, trembling, cold sweats, fever, spitting up blood when they cough.”
The Bureau of Prisons was unprepared and slow to respond to Covid-19. Then officials took steps that helped spread the virus. bit.ly/37puh58