April 15, 2013 | Volume XIX, Issue 28
Published: Mar 25th, 2013
A man with a gun. A dead teen. A hoodie. These images have been burned into the minds of Americans as symbols interracial crime, the use of deadly force and diversity in media coverage and crime reporting. A little more than a year ago, the tragic shooting of a 17-year-old black teen walking [...]
Published: Nov 26th, 2012
In previous issues of FlaLaw, we highlighted faculty who were go-to sources for the media in the Trayvon Martin shooting case. George Zimmerman, a Hispanic neighborhood watch volunteer, is charged in the fatal shooting of the unarmed black teen. Over the summer, the college of law’s Criminal Justice Center evaluated how Florida’s “Stand Your Ground” law has been applied in past cases, and whether there is a correlation between the homicide rate in Florida and the implementation of the controversial law.
Published: Nov 5th, 2012
Mike Panella (3L) has a motto: “Speak up for those who cannot speak for themselves, for the rights of all who are destitute. Speak up and judge fairly; defend the rights of the poor and needy.” Proverbs 31:8-9. [...]
Published: Apr 9th, 2012
It would be three weeks after Trayvon Martin’s body lay on the sidewalk before Michelle Jacobs heard the Sanford, Fla., boy’s name. “The media wasn’t interested in Trayvon Martin,” Jacobs [...]
