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Rights & Liberties

Guns at Florida Airports, Colleges, Government Buildings: House Speaker Says “Let’s Try It”

March 1, 2017 | FlaglerLive | 18 Comments

Flagler County Tax Collector Suzanne Johnston practicing shooting at the county's gun range last June, as part of her getting a concealed-carry permit. (© FlaglerLive)

Some 39 bills, resolutions and resolution-like memorials have been filed in the Legislature so far that include language that would make gun possession and carrying more permissive in Florida.

Don’t Fall For False Tone of Moderation in Trump’s Fact-Challenged Speech to Congress

March 1, 2017 | FlaglerLive | 14 Comments

President Trump addressing Congress Tuesday, with Vice President Mike Pence behind him.

Some pundits and lawmakers applauded Trump for this “presidential” moment. Tone aside, however, the substance of the speech doesn’t diverge from Trump’s radical nationalist extremism, argues Peter Certo.

Legislating Free Speech on Florida’s College Campuses? Not So Fast.

February 27, 2017 | FlaglerLive | 9 Comments

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A Legislative committee pondered on proposed legislation called the Campus Free Speech Act. Stanley Kurtz, a conservative academic, told lawmakers the measure would defend the right for people to speak their minds at the state’s universities.

I Am An Enemy Combatant

February 25, 2017 | Pierre Tristam | 44 Comments

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The media has been the enemy since the earliest days of the Republic. But to be an enemy in America is what all of us at one point or another have been or will be. It is an American responsibility. It’s proof of our beloved American citizenship.

Donald Trump’s New Deputy CIA Director: a Torturer Who Destroyed Evidence

February 23, 2017 | FlaglerLive | 21 Comments

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Gina Haspel was deeply involved in the illegal torture of a prisoner at a secret CIA site, and when questions arose about the brutality, demolished 92 tapes that had documented the abuse.

Sanctuary Cities Brace For Trump Order Targeting Undocumented Immigrants for Deportation

February 19, 2017 | FlaglerLive | 33 Comments

Erendira Rendon, national projects director with The Resurrection Project in Chicago, goes over the influx of questions from local residents with Guadalupe Raymundo, who represents undocumented immigrants in their deportation appeals. The Project has been briefing fearful immigrants ahead of Donald Trump's order cracking down on sanctuary cities. (Tanla Karas, IRIN)

Many cities, counties and college campuses nationwide are pledging to limit cooperation with immigration enforcers in the face of President Trump’s pledge to quickly deport 2 to 3 million undocumented immigrants.

Congress Signals Opposition to Assisted Suicide; Proponents Fear State Laws in Jeopardy

February 19, 2017 | FlaglerLive | 3 Comments

Henry Moore's 'Reclining Figure' (1951) (Wikimedia Commons)

A congressional committee voted to overturn an assisted-suicide measure in Washington, D.C., last week, signalling more willingness in Congress to possibly reverse more liberal state laws.

Protesters, True Patriots

February 17, 2017 | FlaglerLive | 42 Comments

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Freedom for the thought we agree with is as cheap as a Facebook click on the like button. Freedom for the thought that we hate is what separate Americans from thuggery.

1st Amendment Trumps 2nd: Court Says Doctors Have Right To Ask About Guns at Home

February 17, 2017 | FlaglerLive | 13 Comments

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Major portions of a controversial Florida law restricting physicians and other health-care providers from asking patients about guns is unconstitutional, a federal appeals court ruled.

Florida House Moves to End Participation In Federal Refugee Resettlement Program

February 16, 2017 | FlaglerLive | 9 Comments

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The bill sponsor acknowledged there is no evidence terrorists have used the refugee program to enter Florida and that the withdrawal wouldn’t halt the federal government from locating refugees in the state.

Spate of Bills Would Allow Floridians to Carry Guns at Colleges, Airports, Bars, Courthouses, Stadiums

February 14, 2017 | FlaglerLive | 9 Comments

A series of gun bills introduced at the Florida Legislature would expand gun owners' rights under the law to more broadly and openly carry guns. (christopher sebela)

One of the proposals would decriminalize the penalty for people who briefly display a firearm in public, others would allow concealed carry permit holders to carry guns in courthouses, jails and government meetings, among other places.

Travel Ban Sham By The Numbers: Trump Is Inventing Refugees’ Threat to National Security

February 12, 2017 | FlaglerLive | 19 Comments

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Contrary to President Trump’s factually misleading claims, a rational evaluation of his travel ban indicates its measures would have virtually no effect on improving U.S. national security.

Judge Rules No Discrimination In Bakers’ Refusal to Call Gays “Abomination” on a Cake

February 10, 2017 | FlaglerLive | 14 Comments

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A customer had accused an Orlando bakery of religious discrimination when the owners refused to make a cake with the words “Homosexuality is an abomination unto the Lord.”

Proposal to Require Unanimity from Florida Juries in Death Penalty Cases Advances

February 6, 2017 | FlaglerLive | Leave a Comment

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But efforts to broaden the legislation to address other issues involved in a series of court rulings that prompted this year’s measure appear, at least for now, to be doomed.

Don’t Play Into Trump’s Hands on the Muslim Ban

February 3, 2017 | FlaglerLive | 44 Comments

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Dina El-Rifai, a Muslim woman, writes of being terrified, heartbroken, and outraged by Donald Trump’s “Muslim ban.” But, she notes, The Obama administration’s wars were often justified through the demonization and dehumanization of Muslims.

After NY Cop Salutes Violence Against Anti-Trump Protester, His Online Post Comes Under Review

February 3, 2017 | FlaglerLive | 1 Comment

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An anti-Trump marcher got punched in the face. A Port Authority cop posted “Grow up bitches and get a job.” The department’s inspector general gets a referral.

Cops’ Dash-Cam Video Evidence Gets Big Boost in 5-2 Ruling By Florida Supreme Court

February 1, 2017 | FlaglerLive | 2 Comments

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“We cannot expect officers to retain information as if he or she were a computer,” the court ruled, granting power to judges to review video evidence when available.

Federal Judge Dubious of Florida Law Requiring Abortion Counselors To Register

January 30, 2017 | FlaglerLive | 3 Comments

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U.S. District Judge Robert Hinkle repeatedly challenged an attorney fpor Attorney general Pam Bondi over the seemingly prosecutorial intent of the law, which penalizes those who don’t register.

Trump Order Blocks 500,000 Legal U.S. Residents from Returning to America

January 29, 2017 | FlaglerLive | 23 Comments

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In banning newcomers from seven countries from entering the United States for the next 90 days, the president has used language that will affect those who are in the U.S. already on visas and green cards.

President Fake

January 27, 2017 | Pierre Tristam | 92 Comments

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We’ve been worried about fake news from all the wrong places. The most promiscuous peddler of fake news is the president himself, Donald J. Trump. That’s dangerous for media, for America and for democracy.

Lawmakers File Bill to Ban AR-15-Like
Weapon Used in Orlando Massacre

January 10, 2017 | FlaglerLive | 26 Comments

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Sen. Gary Farmer, D-Fort Lauderdale, and Sen. Linda Stewart, D-Orlando, announced they are sponsoring a proposal (SB 254) that would ban so-called assault rifles and “large capacity” ammunition magazines.

Teacher May Be Disciplined But Not Fired Over Disparaging Transgender Student

January 9, 2017 | FlaglerLive | 14 Comments

Gender-neutral, ideally. (xMizLitx/Flickr)

An administrative law judge reversed the decision of the Lee County School Board, which had moved to terminate Angel Villanueva, a Junior ROTC instructor at East Lee County High School.

Alleged Chicago Assault Reignites
Issue of Hate Crimes Against Whites

January 9, 2017 | FlaglerLive | 2 Comments

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As Chicago authorities waited before filing hate-crime charges against four young adult blacks for an alleged attack on a white disabled man, the Internet raged.

Israel’s Suicide Mission

January 7, 2017 | Pierre Tristam | 20 Comments

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Israel’s right-wing government never seriously considered the two-state solution, which it has now abandoned as it imposes a de-facto annexation of the Palestinian West Bank, enshrining apartheid.

In Bizarre Move, Court Stops Prosecutors From Seeking Death Penalty, Then Rescinds Order

January 5, 2017 | FlaglerLive | Leave a Comment

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The release of the Florida Supreme Court order, a mistake, according to a court spokesman, further muddled Florida’s embattled death penalty, on hold for nearly a year following a U.S. Supreme Court decision last January.

Pot Amendment Goes Into Effect Amid Mass Confusion and “Dangerous Legal Area”

January 4, 2017 | FlaglerLive | 6 Comments

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Proponents of Amendment 2 as well as some marijuana operators are demanding that the state health department provide adequate guidance to the industry about the proposal approved by more than 70 percent of Floridians in November.

Striking at Balance of Powers, Florida Lawmaker Files Measures to Nullify Court Decisions

December 28, 2016 | FlaglerLive | 12 Comments

Florida Rep. Julio Gonzalez

Gonzalez’s bills are a reflection of the Legislature’s latest assault on judicial power. But taking aim at separation of powers considered fundamental, if not sacred, to American government may be more of a partisan than a realistic exercise.

Trump Effect: A Reporter on the Hate Beat Finds Stories Too Close to Home

December 26, 2016 | FlaglerLive | 27 Comments

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Something profound appears to be changing in American life as a wave of ugly incidents has washed over the country in the weeks since Donald J. Trump was elected–agains minorities, but also at times against Trump supporters.

Justice James E.C. Perry’s Last Dissent Denounces Florida’s Death Penalty

December 23, 2016 | FlaglerLive | 3 Comments

Justice James E.C. Perry has been on the Florida Supreme Court for 16 years.

Justice Justice James E.C. Perry in a blistering condemnation of the death penalty in general rendered a blistering analysis of the manner in which capital punishment is carried out in Florida.

3 Flagler Death Sentences Among More Than 200 Invalidated By Florida Supreme Court

December 22, 2016 | FlaglerLive | 5 Comments

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The invalidation of 55% of death sentences affect those of two Flagler double-murderers–William Gregory, of Flagler Beach, David Snelgrove of Palm Coast–and Cornelius Baker, who killed a woman in Flagler.

Flagler School Board Finds New Way to Recite The Pledge: With Pixels and iPhone For All

December 20, 2016 | FlaglerLive | 11 Comments

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In a retreat at Cattlemen’s Hall on the county fairgrounds today, the Flagler School Board faced a dilemma: there was no flag to which to recite the Pledge of Allegiance. A minor debate ensued, then Superintendent Jacob Oliva found a solution.

Palm Coast Man Falsely Arrested Sues Sheriff, Saying Deputies “Did Not Act Reasonably”

December 19, 2016 | FlaglerLive | 8 Comments

Palm Coast Precinct Cmdr. Mark Carman, right, speaks with deputy James Gore at the scene of a 2013 wreck involving Gore and a Palm Coast driver. Gore was found to have been careless in a case that led to the false arrest of a 19-year-old Bunnell man earlier this year. (© FlaglerLive)

Dakota Ward, 19, was arrested in March when he was mistaken for a man called De’Coda Ward, and was booked at the jail. A Sheriff’s internali investigation faulted a deputy’s carelessness for enabling the error.

The Unnecessary Controversy Over “Sanctuary Campuses”

December 18, 2016 | FlaglerLive | 10 Comments

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Even if colleges were targeted by the Trump administration, numerous privacy and legal obstacles remain before administrators would be enlisted in identifying students for deportation.

Sheriff Manfre: Against Tribalism

December 17, 2016 | FlaglerLive | 24 Comments

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In a call against the fracturing of society into self-interested groups, Sheriff Jim Manfre argues for the importance of resisting the worst of the tribal instincts roused by the last election.

In Tilt to Right Gov. Scott Appoints Appeal Court Judge C. Alan Lawson to Supreme Court

December 16, 2016 | FlaglerLive | 1 Comment

Justice judge C. Alan Lawson florida supreme court

Lawson’s appointment to the Supreme Court reduces the influence of the liberal-leaning court majority, which has been made up of Perry, Chief Justice Jorge Labarga and justices Barbara Pariente, R. Fred Lewis and Peggy Quince.

Unlikely Alliance of Clergy and Pro-Choice Advocates Sue to Block Florida’s Abortion Law

December 14, 2016 | FlaglerLive | 3 Comments

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Plaintiffs including rabbis, ministers and non-profits contend they don’t have medical training and aren’t qualified to offer information not spelled out in the abortion law.

Seizing on Orlando Murder Case, Justice Breyer Asks Court to “Reconsider Constitutionality of Death Penalty”

December 13, 2016 | FlaglerLive | Leave a Comment

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Justice Stephen Breyer characterized the death penalty as cruel and unusual in light of the case of Henry Sireci, 68, who’s been on Florida’s Death Row for 40 years and has yet again been cleared for execution.

Cops Aren’t Under Siege.
Civilians and Liberties Are.

December 9, 2016 | Pierre Tristam | 48 Comments

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It’s a widely accepted but dangerous myth: that cops are under siege, handcuffed by “new restrictions.” The reality is the opposite, with more unbridled and brutal policing than we care to admit.

Revealed: Florida Stockpiling Lethal Injection Protocol Never Used Before, Inviting Litigation

December 6, 2016 | FlaglerLive | 2 Comments

florida death penalty

The new triple-drug cocktail would be the only one of its kind among the states that rely on similar procedures to kill prisoners, including a drug never used to that end before.

Beyond Tweet Storms: What Trump Could Learn from Alexander Hamilton

December 5, 2016 | FlaglerLive | 9 Comments

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Hamilton wanted a strong central government. He advocated taxation. He took these positions for practical reasons, not because he was a flaming liberal, argues Jill Richardson.

Florida’s Death Penalty Law in Disarray, Supreme Court Throws Out Yet More Sentences

December 2, 2016 | FlaglerLive | 4 Comments

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Signaling how it is likely to handle scores of Death Row cases, a majority of the Florida Supreme Court threw out death sentences and ordered a new penalty proceeding for a convicted triple-murderer.

In Saint Augustine, A Dead Priest Pleads for the Life of His Killer

November 30, 2016 | FlaglerLive | Leave a Comment

The Rev. Rene Robert.

Father Rene Robert, who was murdered, signed the Declaration of Life in 1995: it is wrong for the state to take the life of a convicted criminal, no matter how vile the crime, and no matter how innocent the victim.

New Florida Senator Files Bill To Scrap 2014 Law Granting In-State Tuition to Undocumented Immigrants

November 30, 2016 | FlaglerLive | 1 Comment

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The plan by Sen. Greg Steube, a Sarasota Republican, repealing the in-state tuition exception, could alter the higher-education plans of many students who have spent much of their lives in Florida.

Florida Court Backs Notifying Minor’s Parent Before Abortion, But Waivers Are Easy Out

November 28, 2016 | FlaglerLive | Leave a Comment

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Judges rarely turn down requests for waivers. The decision cites evidence that 89.5 percent of petitions were granted in 2013, 90.5 percent in 2014 and 94.7 percent in 2015.

In An Ugly Election Result, Hate Surges Online as Trump Emboldens Extremists

November 27, 2016 | FlaglerLive | 29 Comments

A demonstrator at a protest of the Trump election on Nov. 9 in Chicago. (Bob Simpson)

Throughout Donald J. Trump’s ultimately successful run for the presidency, many worried that he had, willfully or recklessly, emboldened racists across the country. Evidence suggests Trump’s effect on rising extremism has been unmistakable.

How The Electoral College Mistrusts Voters

November 23, 2016 | FlaglerLive | 30 Comments

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That flaw is the Electoral College. For the fourth time in our history, and the second in 16 years, it has given the presidency to the candidate who polled fewer votes — 2 million fewer in this case — than his principal rival.

Black and White: 11 Florida Supreme Court Applicants Contrast Starkly With Retiring James Perry

November 23, 2016 | FlaglerLive | Leave a Comment

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The exit of the liberal Perry — one of five jurists who make up a liberal-leaning majority — gives Gov. Rick Scott his first opportunity to shape a bench that has repeatedly vexed the Republican chief executive and the GOP-dominated Legislature.

New School Board Chairman Trevor Tucker Calls For, and Gets, Half As Many Meetings

November 23, 2016 | FlaglerLive | 4 Comments

Flagler County School Board Chairman Elbert Tucker wants to cut the number of meetings from four to two per month, but wants these to be meatier than they've been. (© FlaglerLive)

Relying on a faulty analogy with Duval County schools, Flagler County School Board Chairman Trevor Tucker wants the number of meetings cut from four to two per month, but wants these to be meatier than they’ve been. The board gave its guarded approval.

Two Kindergarten Students of Mixed Races Come Home From Imagine School With Swastikas on Their Skin

November 18, 2016 | FlaglerLive | 41 Comments

The swastika drawn on the hand of Letty Comins's grandson, a kindergartener at Imagine School at Town Center in palm Coast. (Mercedes Owens)

School officials say clear video from the school bus captured the incident, in which a middle school student is said to have drawn swastikas on at least two kindergarteners’ skin. A motive has not been disclosed.

Gov. Scott’s Pick from Judges Applying to Replace Perry Will Shift Supreme Court Right

November 14, 2016 | FlaglerLive | 2 Comments

Justice James E.C. Perry was appointed by Gov. Charlie Crist in 2009. (Florida Memory)

The Florida Supreme Court Judicial Nominating Commission plans to provide Scott a short list of six names, from 11 applicants, by Nov. 29, giving the governor plenty of time to make a decision before Justice James E.C. Perry’s resignation goes into effect Dec. 30.

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