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Nov 30 2023
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Florida Supreme Court: Law enforcement isn’t required to withhold victims’ names
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Florida law enforcement agencies began refusing to publicly release crime victims’ names after voters passed a victims’ rights constitutional amendment, but the state Supreme Court ruled on Thursday they weren’t required to do so. Legally, the name of a crime victim doesn’t have to be withheld from the public, the court ruled. The amendment, rather, protects
WTOPNov 08 2023
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Iowa enters argument in six-week abortion ban state Supreme Court case
Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird filed an appeal to the state Supreme Court on Wednesday, asking the court to reinstate the abortion ban that Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds signed into law in July. The abortion ban was blocked by a Polk County District court shortly after it was enacted in July. Now the bill goes to the Iowa Supreme Court The brief comes on the heels of a ballot measure in Ohio that
The Daily IowanDec 03 2023
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Shooting at Walmart leads to arrest warrants, SC police say
A South Carolina man is facing multiple charges following a shooting at a Walmart Supercenter, according to the Aiken Department of Public Safety. Arrest warrants have been issued for 22-year-old Barnwell resident Brandon Perry Buckmon, the department of public safety said in a news release. Buckmon is wanted on charges of shooting a firearm into a vehicle while occupied, possession of a
The StateDec 01 2023
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Judge questions Trump's trial timing in Georgia election interference case
Fulton County Superior Court Judge Scott McAfee questioned prosecutors on Friday about why they want to put former President Donald Trump on trial in August, just months before the 2024 presidential election. The former president is one of more than a dozen indicted for his alleged role in overturning the 2020 presidential election in Georgia. "What would be the state’s response that having
Fox 5 AtlantaDec 03 2023
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Swing State Muslims Vow to "Abandon Biden" Next Year
The pro-Hamas protesters in Muslim-American communities may have warped values and promote an evil agenda, but they are clearly politically savvy and being organized to the advantage of domestic, partisan influencers. Simply going out into the streets, carrying signs and chanting about the destruction of Israel, and demanding a ceasefire obviously isn’t accomplishing much here in the United
HotAirNov 30 2023
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Marsy’s Law can’t be used to conceal names of officers involved in shootings or crime victims, Florida Supreme Court rules
TALLAHASSEE — In a victory for open government advocates, the Florida Supreme Court ruled Thursday that law enforcement agencies cannot use Marsy’s Law to withhold the names of officers involved in fatal shootings. The court also said Marsy’s Law offers no guarantee of anonymity even to victims. “Today’s decision neither weakens … various exemptions of certain information from public
Orlando SentinelNov 30 2023
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FBI Agent Carjacked In D.C. Amid Surge In Auto Thefts
An FBI agent was carjacked in Washington, D.C., on Wednesday, according to authorities, adding another high-profile incident in the nation’s capital this year in which rampant crime has impacted federal officials and their families. Law enforcement sources told ABC News the victim, identified as a special agent, was driving a blue Chevy Malibu that contained the agent’s body armor and radio
The Daily WireNov 15 2023
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3 students on bus among 6 killed in chain-reaction crash in Ohio
By PATRICK ORSAGOS and JOHN SEEWER, The Associated Press ETNA, Ohio (AP) — A charter bus filled with high school students was rear-ended by a semitruck on an Ohio highway Tuesday morning, leaving six people dead and 18 injured, officials said. Five vehicles were involved in the crash, including a Pioneer Trails charter bus carrying students and chaperones from the Tuscarawas Valley Local
The Patriot-NewsNov 30 2023
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Florida Supreme Court: Marsy's Law privacy doesn't apply to police officers
In a decision with major ramifications for police accountability across the state, the Florida Supreme Court ruled that the identities of police officers who use deadly force can’t be shrouded in secret under Marsy’s Law. The conservative high court, in a 6-0 decision issued Thursday, opined that Marsy’s Law, a constitutional amendment approved by voters in 2018 that granted privacy and other
Tallahassee DemocratDec 08 2023
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Reps. Rashida Tlaib and Ayanna Pressley blasted online for Hanukkah tweets
Reps. Rashida Tlaib (D-MI) and Ayanna Pressley (D-MA) faced backlash online after attempting to commemorate Hanukkah on Thursday.
The Jewish holiday began Thursday evening and will continue until Dec. 15. Both Democratic members took to X, formerly known as Twitter, to wish a happy holiday to their Jewish followers and constituents.
"Happy first night of Hanukkah to our Jewish
Washington Examiner