Deadspin by Diana Mokovitz March 27, 2019 A group of media companies—mostly publishers of Florida-based newspapers, as well as a few national outlets—filed a motion on Tuesday to intervene in more than a dozen cases of soliciting prostitution, whose defendants include New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft. The motion was necessary because the same group […]

South Florida Sun Sentinel by Skyler Swisher March 27, 2019 Floridians could soon be blocked from obtaining graphic images of mass killings. The Florida Senate voted 40-0 Wednesday to approve SB 186, which creates a public records exemption for video, photographs and audio capturing the killing of three or more people, not including the perpetrator. […]

Tampa Bay Times by McKenna Oxenden March 28, 2019 TAMPA — Deputy Daniel Estanislau was answering a domestic violence call Monday night in north Tampa when he fired his weapon twice, critically injuring a 17-year-old boy. Estanislau, 26, feared for his life, thinking the boy was armed, and ordered him to “drop the gun, drop […]