By Sarah Blaskey and Nicholas Nehamas, Miami Herald Attorneys for LaToya Ratlieff, the woman whose eye socket was fractured when a Fort Lauderdale police officer shot her in the face with a foam rubber bullet, say their client is considering legal action, including filing a federal civil rights lawsuit against the city and police. “LaToya has […]
By Alex C. Cardona, Broward Palm Beach New Times, January 15, 2020 Since 1987, Florida law has prohibited city and county governments from adopting their own gun laws or placing restrictions on firearms. The law gives the state carte blanche to occupy “the whole field” of firearm and ammunition regulation. The legislature gave it some […]
PRESS STATEMENT FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE December 10, 2019 Statement on Behalf of the Unarmed Teenager We were surprised to learn that the shooting review board met this morning. We received no notice of the board’s meeting and were given no opportunity to speak to the Sheriff’s representatives and community leaders assembled to decide if the […]
Former Broward County Sheriff Scott Israel has filed a federal lawsuit against Governor Ron DeSantis, challenging the Governor’s decision to suspend him from office. Just one month ago, Florida’s Republican-dominated Senate voted to uphold the suspension. In a 25-15 vote, Senators handed a political victory to DeSantis who blamed Israel for the response to last […]
By David Dwork, Local 10 News Former Miami Lakes Mayor Michael Pizzi had a big win in court Wednesday. Five years ago, Pizzi was acquitted in a federal corruption case. The FBI arrested him and accused him of accepting bribe money upwards of $6,000. Pizzi was eventually reinstated as mayor following a lengthy court battle with the town of […]
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