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With the suspension of jury trials, the Alachua County’s juror donation program is at a funding low.
Read More »Alachua County’s Juror Donation Program Hits Low Point
Ex-Congresswoman Corrine Brown Continues Fighting Conviction
Brown's name continues to adorn the city of Gainesville's Regional Transit System bus transfer facility.
Read More »Ex-Congresswoman Corrine Brown’s Conviction Upheld In Charity Scam
A sharply divided federal appeals court Thursday upheld the conviction of former U.S. Rep. Corrine Brown in a charity scam, rejecting her arguments that a juror had been improperly dismissed because he said the “Holy Spirit” told him Brown was not guilty.
Read More »Scott Signs Death Penalty Fix Into Law
On Monday, Gov. Rick Scott signed into law a measure designed to fix the state's death-penalty after it was found unconstitutional by the U.S. Supreme Court in January. The Court found the old system of giving judges, not juries, the power to impose death sentences was an unconstitutional violation of defendants' right to trial by jury.
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