News stories involving Florida’s Stand Your Ground Law have been making headlines across the nation, which can likely be attributed to the Dunn and Zimmerman cases. The two recent criminal trials both involved the shooting of African-American teenagers and each defendant’s invocation of self-defense as the result of a threat...
New Program to Help Released Inmates Start Over
The Orlando Sentinel recently reported on the difficulty of inmates who have a hard time starting their life on the outside once released from prison. The article stated that the thousands of inmates released from prison each year are given a bus ticket and $40 upon their release. For many,...
Florida’s Stand Your Ground Law Continues to make Headlines
NBC News, among many other media outlets, recently reported on a Florida case involving many similarities to the George Zimmerman case: a man in Florida was charged for killing a black teen, who was unarmed at the time of his death, and is arguing self-defense at his trial. While most...
When are Warrantless Searches Allowed?
The Fourth Amendment of the Constitution protects United States citizens against unreasonable searches and seizures by the government and requires all warrants to be supported by probable cause in order for them to be issued. The protections of the Fourth Amendment are implicated where an individual has a reasonable...