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Florida’s Drug Statute Declared Unconstitutional
Yesterday, July 27, 2011, Federal District Court Judge Mary Scriven declared the criminal section of Florida’s Drug Abuse Prevention and Control Act...
A Touch of Due Process in DUI Administrative Reviews
For years, Florida along with other states, has used an extra-judicial punitive system to punish individuals arrested for DUI (not convicted of DUI...
Don’t Come Sniffin’ Around My Door
Kudos to the Florida Supreme Court for last Thursday’s (4/14/2011) ruling that "a warrantless 'sniff test' by a drug detection dog conducted at the...
Your Honor, May We Take a Lunch Break?
Let’s face it, which one of us has not felt better after a good night’s rest or a hot, delicious, meal. Now it appears that there is scientific...
Supreme Rudeness — Should that Really be the Norm?
From time to time I have voiced my concern over the continued loss civility in our society and in the practice of law. In the context of society, it...
Discovery Rules Require Strict Compliance
A very recent opinion from the Third District Court of Appeals merits some discussion. The court has ruled that the rules governing discovery in...
Thanks for Muddying the Cloudy Waters
In March of this year, in a blow to common sense and an ode to splitting hairs, the Florida Supreme Court issued an opinion in the case of Pantoja...
Threatening the Balance — and the Fabric of our System
It should come as no surprise that I believe that government is, by its very nature, tyrannical and that the fact that those in power happen to be...
When a Guarantee No Longer Is . . .
To really appreciate the measure of intellectual dishonesty employed by the United States Supreme Court in its February 12, 2011 opinion, Michigan...