Is it Legal to Record Police Officers in Florida? 

The conflicts occurring more and more often between police officers and the general public have resulted in more and more people recording activities between the two, including in Florida. In many cases, officers are seen telling people that it is illegal to record them, with members of the public replying that in fact, it is not. So Continue Reading..

Under the First Amendment to the United States Constitution, every citizen in the country has a right to peacefully protest. But that does not mean that they can protest in whichever manner they choose, even if they remain peaceful while doing so. And recently, Florida tried to infringe upon those rights by passing a state law that could Continue Reading..

An incident just this past summer had residents of St. Petersburg, Florida questioning the line between free speech and hate speech in Florida.When offensive signs started to appear on the lawn of a home in the Historic Old Northeast community, residents wanted them taken down, citing that the signs were nothing but hate speech against Continue Reading..

Our Miami criminal defense attorneys have learned that as part of Miami-Dade Circuit Court’s centennial celebration, actors recreated the notorious case of State of Florida vs. Alphonse Capone, Case No. 621. The reenactment occurred on Tuesday. Miami officials arrested gangster Al Capone four times in May 1930 before he stood trial for perjury in a Continue Reading..

Our Fort Lauderdale and Palm Beach Gardens criminal defense lawyers are pleased that, yesterday, the Florida Senate (nearly unanimously) passed a new bill aimed at reducing beatings and corruption in our state’s deeply flawed and scandalous prison system. The bill, which passed on a resounding 36-1 vote, will alter current state law in two significant Continue Reading..