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Trayvon Martin death shows the perils of Stand Your Ground law
Mayo on the Side: Michael Mayo | Sun Sentinel BlogsWe've seen it before in Florida, and we'll see it again. A confrontation turns deadly, with shots fired under questionable circumstances. People wonder whether the shooter overreacted, and whether the response was disproportionate to the threat. In the...Tags: Florida Legislature, National Rifle Association of America, Laws, Trayvon Martin, Justice System
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Trayvon Martin death: How did Stand Your Ground pass Senate 39-0?
Mayo on the Side: Michael Mayo | Sun Sentinel BlogsThirty-nine yeas, zero nays. Hard to believe that such a bad bill could have been approved unanimously, but it was. When the so-called Stand Your Ground bill went to a vote in the Florida Senate on March 25, 2005, the......Tags: Democratic Party, Politics, Prosecution, Jeb Bush, Judges
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Trayvon Martin case: Murder charge could be high hurdle
Mayo on the Side: Michael Mayo | Sun Sentinel BlogsSpecial prosecutor Angela Corey threw the book at Trayvon Martin shooter George Zimmerman, bringing the maximum possible charge of second-degree murder. Corey said she went where the facts led her. Cynics might say she went with the path that would......Tags: Murder, George Zimmerman, Trayvon Martin, Witnesses, Prosecution
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Plaintiffs in Hicks lawsuit won't pay legal bills of subpoena target
Who's on Team Gloucester?A year after voting to use taxpayer money to pay $350,000 of their legal bills, three Gloucester County supervisor and an ex-supervisor are fighting paying for a lawyer to represent one of 12 people issued subpoenas by the four plaintiffs.......Tags: Entertainment, John Adams, Justice System, Judges, Gaming
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Does this letter shed light on a Gloucester conspiracy?
Who's on Team Gloucester?Here's a copy of a letter Garr Johnson, he of the "Gloucester 40," wrote in the early days of 2008 that was among the reams of correspondence released to attorneys for plaintiffs in $5.4 million of defamation lawsuits against Commonwealth's......Tags: Local Elections, Constitutional Issues, Politics, Justice System, Crime, Law and Justice
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Gloucester supervisors to hold special meeting
Who's on Team Gloucester?The Board of Supervisors will hold a special meeting on Thursday to determine whether to grant an extension of time to taxpayers who received supplemental real estate tax bills. The bills had gone out recently and members of the Board of Supervisors......Tags: Rentals, Justice System, Crime, Law and Justice
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Ex-commish: Why does Broward Health oppose state oversight of privatization?
Mayo on the Side: Michael Mayo | Sun Sentinel BlogsLost in the hubbub of a busy news week, between the raid on South Florida pill mills and the fallout from the grand jury blistering the Broward School Board, let's not forget the ongoing saga of Broward Health's privatization push.......Tags: Government, Politics, Regional Authority, Hospitals and Clinics, Health
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Proposed limits for Palm Beach County Inspector General stay alive, despite opposition
Palm Beach Politics | Sun Sentinel blogsA proposal to rein in Palm Beach County???s voter-approved ethics reforms stayed alive Thursday, despite warnings from the State Attorney and the county???s new government watchdog. More than 70 percent of voters in November approved a referendum...Tags: Crimes, Values, Justice System, Politics, Local Government
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Supreme Court rulings draw various interpretations
Who's on Team Gloucester?Needless to say, Friday's ruling by the Virginia Supreme Court didn't sit well with everybody. Tony Troy, a former state Attorney General and attorney to Gloucester supervisors Bobby Crewe, Michelle Ressler and Gregory Woodard and ex-supervisor Teresa...Tags: Politics, Justice System, Judges, Local Government, Crime, Law and Justice
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Tamarac pharmacy might sue BSO for defamation
Mayo on the Side: Michael Mayo | Sun Sentinel BlogsIt appears Tamarac city officials will not try to close a pharmacy that's been selling a lot of oxycodone, and the pharmacy has filed notice that it might sue the Broward Sheriff's Office for defamation. A public hearing tonight on......Tags: OxyContin (drug), Al Lamberti, Government, Justice System, Miramar
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Can prosecutors prove Tamarac Mayor struck corrupt deal?
Mayo on the Side: Michael Mayo | Sun Sentinel BlogsThe crux of the case against suspended Tamarac Mayor Beth Flansbaum-Talabisco boils down to this: Did she promise developers Bruce and Shawn Chait to vote favorably for their controversial project in exchange for a $21,000 contribution to an...Tags: Justice System, Politics, Prosecution, Tamarac, Crime, Law and Justice
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Recalls in Broward? A primer on throwing the bums out
Mayo on the Side: Michael Mayo | Sun Sentinel BlogsThe voters didn't just speak in Miami-Dade's recall election, they yelled at the top of their lungs: THROW THE BUMS OUT! Gone are Miami-Dade strong mayor Carlos Alvarez and Miami-Dade County Commissioner Natacha Seijas. Can the same thing happen in......Tags: Government, Politics, Jeb Bush, Regional Authority, Miami (Miami-Dade, Florida)
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