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DADE CITY — The Pasco County Commission on Tuesday amended its sex offender ordinance, the 2015 law that severely restricts where certain registered offenders can live or even go in the county. But why the commission changed the law — which is being challenged in court — is in dispute. Patrick Leduc, the attorney who is challenging the county’s ordinance

Time Magazine posted an interesting article this morning about the abduction of Adam Walsh and how the tragedy misdirected our country’s focus on public safety. Adam Walsh’s murder, the article states, was a catalyst for change in the way law enforcement dealt with abducted children. They wrote the event, “created a massive alarm about stranger abduction that, some experts say,

Moments ago, The Florida Justice Institute, Inc. and the law firm of Weitzner & Jonas, P.A. filed a lawsuit in Federal Court to strike down the State of Florida’s requirement that registered citizen’s “Internet Identifiers” be reported. In connection therewith, our attorneys plan to seek a temporary restraining order to enjoin the implementation of revisions to the law, scheduled to

FACDL Board Member and Past President, James Benjamin, presents FAC President, Gail Colletta, with a contribution towards our challenge.   The Florida Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers (FACDL) has made a generous contribution towards the Florida Action Committee’s Internet Identifier Challenge.   Proving that FACDL members care about and are committed to their clients even long after their cases are

This week ABC Action News aired a story uncovering that “Teacher-student relationships begin through texts and social media“. The instances of teacher-student sexual relationships is frightening and high! ABC reported that teachers and administrators arrested for sexually assaulting students have been increasing in Tampa Bay. “In Hillsborough, Pinellas, Pasco, and Hernando counties since 2014, we found 17 cases. There were

The Florida Action Committee will be an exhibitor at the 2016 Annual Conference of the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers. The NACDL is the preeminent organization in the United States advancing the mission of the nation’s criminal defense lawyers to ensure justice and due process for persons accused of crime or other misconduct. A professional bar association founded in