Featured Videos

The news and analysis you need to start your day.         Click Here To Read The Full Article

Rep. Mike Gottlieb Gov. Ron DeSantis has signed HB 67, a bill that makes it a crime to threaten a justice, judicial assistant, and other court personnel with death or “serious bodily injury.” Rep. Mike Gottlieb, a South Florida Democrat and criminal defense lawyer, filed the measure at the behest of a Broward Sheriff’s detective […]

Sen. Jennifer Bradley Beginning July 1, defense counsel in Florida will receive protections already afforded other courtroom officers. On June 5, Gov. Ron DeSantis signed SB 384 into law, which makes it a felony to attack a defense attorney or public defender acting in their courtroom capacity. The measure, sponsored by Fleming Island Republican Sen. […]

Leslie Telford Kettring The Sarasota chapter of the American Inn of Court has awarded Leslie Telford Kettring with its annual Judge John M. Scheb Professionalism Award. The Judge John M. Scheb Professionalism Award is given annually to a Sarasota County attorney who exemplifies professionalism in his or her day-to-day practice. The recipient is selected by […]

A Fourth District Court of Appeals decision has restored uniformity statewide when it comes to determining the use of force compared to the actual use of deadly force. The state appellate justices decided that the mere display of a firearm without pulling the trigger, even if the bearer points it at a person’s head, is […]