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Florida Supreme Court Resolves Conflict, Extends Stand Your Ground’ Immunity to LEOs

Originally published by PoliceOne.com on January 19, 2019, David Marsey discusses Florida’s statutory immunity from criminal...

J. David Marsey
Employment and Labor

Drug Testing Florida School District Job Applicants Is Tricky Business: Finally, Some Judicial Guidance

Is mandatory drug testing for all school district job applicants constitutional? A recent case from...

Leonard J. Dietzen, III
Government and Administrative

The People Have Spoken: Marsy’s Law and its Impact on Law Enforcement Agencies

Published in Florida Police Chief’s Association, Green Alert, December 28, 2018 Marsy’s Law was approved...

J. David Marsey
Government and Administrative

Finally, Public Agency Does Not Have to Pay Media's Attorneys' Fees under Florida Public Records Act

In State Attorney’s Office of the Seventeenth Judicial Circuit, et al., v. Cable News Network,...

Leonard J. Dietzen, III
Government and Administrative

Back to the Basics: Cost Effective Strategies for the Reduction of Law Enforcement Liability

Originally published in The Florida Police Chief Magazine, April 18, 2018 Law enforcement risk management...

J. David Marsey
Government and Administrative

The Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School Public Safety Act: Fundamental Changes to Florida's Gun Laws

Originally published in The Florida Police Chief Magazine, March 12, 2018 The Parkland school shooting has...

J. David Marsey
Government and Administrative

Blind Plaintiff Prevails in First-of-Its-Kind ADA Website Accessibility Trial Against Grocery Store Chain

In what is believed to be the first Americans with Disabilities Act (“ADA”) accessibility lawsuit...

Nicole Sieb Smith
Employment and Labor

Legislators Finally Pass a Bill to Implement Florida's Medical Marijuana Constitutional Amendment

On the last day of the Special Session, the Florida Legislature passed a seventy eight-page...

Leonard J. Dietzen, III
Employment and Labor

Governor Scott Signs Public Records Bill: Relief for Florida Agencies

Florida public agencies have made tremendous efforts in training their staff to comply with their...

Leonard J. Dietzen, III
Employment and Labor

Finally Relief for Florida Agencies: Safe Harbor with Public Records Requests

Florida public agencies have made tremendous efforts in training their staff to comply with their...

Leonard J. Dietzen, III