State Road 7, also signed as US 441, is one of South Florida’s busiest north-south corridors. The Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) is in the middle of a multi-year push to widen and modernize it, adding lanes, bicycle and pedestrian
Allure of the Seas Passenger Arrested on Voyeurism Charges After Taking “Upskirt” Photographs of Teen
A passenger aboard Royal Caribbean’s Allure of the Seas was arrested on voyeurism charges after detectives said he tried to photograph under a 13-year-old girl’s dress in a shipboard gift shop.
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Warning: NSFJC (not safe for judicial chambers- it may give some ideas…) In an investigation sure to make a Broward Judge blush (and probably a little bit envious) an unnamed federal judge (apparently NOT in the SDFL so don’t get crazy
Major FDOT Projects You Should Know About In South Florida
South Florida is in the middle of an infrastructure spending wave that rivals anything Miami-Dade, Broward, and Palm Beach counties have seen this century. Between Governor DeSantis’s Moving Florida Forward Infrastructure Initiative, the Florida Department of Transportation’s (FDOT) FY
Virtual Reality Steps Into the Courtroom: A Glimpse Into the Future of Justice
In an unprecedented move, Broward County Circuit Court Judge Andrew Siegel recently used virtual reality (VR) technology during a stand-your-ground hearing. On December 14, 2024, he wore an Oculus Quest 2 VR headset to experience a defense expert’s recreation of
PULLED OVER AND ARRESTED?
Pulled Over and Arrested in Miami Dade, Broward County, or Palm Beach? Know Your Rights!
If you are pulled over or arrested in the Miami Dade, Broward County, or Palm Beach area- know your rights. Getting pulled over is nerve
“Algorithms in Judges’ Hands: Incarceration and Inequity in Broward County, Florida”
The title of this post is the title of this article recently posted to SSRN authored by Utsav Bahl, Chad M. Topaz and others. Here is its abstract:Judicial and carceral systems increasingly use criminal risk assessment algorithms to make decisions
Cruise Ship Dancer Employed on Miami-Based Cruise Line Arrested on Child Pornography Charges
A dancer employed on an unidentified cruise ship was recently arrested in Broward County on one charge of possession of child pornography and a second count of receipt and distribution of child pornography.
Twenty-six year old Jamaal Wade appeared in
Sanction Sought For Parkland Shooting Judge
A public reprimand has been proposed for the judge who presided over the Parkland shooting caseThe Investigative Panel of the Florida Judicial Qualifications Commission ["the Commission") served a Notice of Investigation dated April 7, 2023, on Circuit Judge Elizabeth A.
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Recently, I was honored by the Broward Bar with the Lifetime Achievement Award of Excellence in Workers Compensation. I was touched and proud to be recognized for my hard work and dedication to helping the injured. My high school English