MotherJones by Samantha Michaels March/April 2019 Issue Four days before Christmas 2016, Heather Ashton Miller, an inmate in Davis County Jail outside Salt Lake City, slipped while climbing down from her bunk bed. The 28-year-old, who had been arrested a day earlier for alleged drug-related misdemeanors, fell five feet and landed with a thud. When she […]
Marsy’s Law and First Amendment advocates differ on victim confidentiality
Tallahassee Democrat by Jeff Burlew March 17, 2019 The group that successfully pushed for Marsy’s Law, a constitutional amendment approved by voters last November giving new rights to crime victims, rolled out a legal opinion saying the names of crime victims can’t be released without their consent. The opinion came from Barry Richard, a Tallahassee trial attorney who […]
Sunshine Week brightens a bit with bill to protect public records seekers | Editorial
Orlando Sentinel March 14, 2019 An otherwise grim Sunshine Week is coming to an end with a ray of some optimism. The reason is a bill introduced in the House by Estero Republican Ray Rodrigues — and approved by a subcommittee this week — that would end an insidious little tactic local governments use to thwart public […]
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