/tags/law law en-US WLRN Fri, 10 Feb 2023 20:00:00 GMT /law/2023-02-10/6-major-takeaways-from-the-atfs-first-report-in-20-years-on-u-s-gun-crime The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives released a major report that details how stolen guns and emerging technology like "ghost guns" play a factor in gun violence in the U.S. Fri, 10 Feb 2023 20:00:00 GMT /law/2023-02-10/6-major-takeaways-from-the-atfs-first-report-in-20-years-on-u-s-gun-crime Jaclyn Diaz /news/2023-02-08/law-school-renamed-after-florida-civil-rights-attorney-ben-crump Ben Crump’s career intertwines with some of the most hotly contested episodes in recent U.S. history. Wed, 08 Feb 2023 22:53:07 GMT /news/2023-02-08/law-school-renamed-after-florida-civil-rights-attorney-ben-crump Daniel Rivero /law/2023-02-08/elections-prosecution-proposal-is-approved In a party-line vote, a Senate committee approved a proposal that would broaden the statewide prosecutor’s power to investigate alleged election crimes. Wed, 08 Feb 2023 14:30:00 GMT /law/2023-02-08/elections-prosecution-proposal-is-approved /technology/2023-01-25/a-robot-was-scheduled-to-argue-in-court-then-came-the-jail-threats The man behind a startup called DoNotPay planned to use AI to help fight a traffic ticket. But professional lawyers shut it down. Thu, 26 Jan 2023 20:30:00 GMT /technology/2023-01-25/a-robot-was-scheduled-to-argue-in-court-then-came-the-jail-threats Bobby Allyn /news/2022-12-28/florida-lawmakers-likely-to-consider-additional-abortion-restrictions-in-new-year The Senate's incoming president has said she would like to see Florida's ban on abortions after 15 weeks reduced to 12 weeks and anti-abortion activists are pushing for even tighter restrictions. Wed, 28 Dec 2022 14:15:11 GMT /news/2022-12-28/florida-lawmakers-likely-to-consider-additional-abortion-restrictions-in-new-year Cathy Carter /news/2022-12-26/the-case-of-the-supreme-court-that-just-cant-seem-to-stop-talking For decades, advocates knew that when their allotted time had expired, they were done. Not so anymore. Mon, 26 Dec 2022 10:13:36 GMT /news/2022-12-26/the-case-of-the-supreme-court-that-just-cant-seem-to-stop-talking Nina Totenberg /local-news/2022-09-16/miami-lawyer-nominated-for-u-s-attorney-in-the-southern-district-of-florida President Joe Biden has nominated a Miami lawyer to serve as a U.S. attorney in the Southern District of Florida Fri, 16 Sep 2022 12:00:00 GMT /local-news/2022-09-16/miami-lawyer-nominated-for-u-s-attorney-in-the-southern-district-of-florida /news/2022-07-29/clarence-thomas-drops-out-of-teaching-a-law-class-after-students-protested Following the Supreme Court's decision to overturn Roe v. Wade, the George Washington University law school received calls to drop Thomas and cancel the seminar he taught. Fri, 29 Jul 2022 10:44:34 GMT /news/2022-07-29/clarence-thomas-drops-out-of-teaching-a-law-class-after-students-protested Ayana Archie /podcast/sundial/2022-03-15/spring-break-rent-vs-buy-the-legacy-of-floridas-titan-death-penalty-lawyer What is Miami Beach doing to handle a spring break season that's already busy? Plus, should you buy or rent in South Florida? A new study says, maybe the latter. And Marty McClain, a powerful advocate for people on death row died recently. We’ll learn more about his life. Tue, 15 Mar 2022 20:48:49 GMT /podcast/sundial/2022-03-15/spring-break-rent-vs-buy-the-legacy-of-floridas-titan-death-penalty-lawyer Leslie Ovalle Atkinson, Caitie Muñoz /2022-03-15/spring-break-rent-vs-buy-the-legacy-of-floridas-titan-death-penalty-lawyer What is Miami Beach doing to handle a spring break season that's already busy? Plus, should you buy or rent in South Florida? A new study says, maybe the latter. And Marty McClain, a powerful advocate for people on death row died recently. We’ll learn more about his life. Tue, 15 Mar 2022 20:47:42 GMT /2022-03-15/spring-break-rent-vs-buy-the-legacy-of-floridas-titan-death-penalty-lawyer Leslie Ovalle Atkinson, Caitie Muñoz