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The conservative high court, in a 6-0 decision issued Thursday, opined that Marsy’s Law, a constitutional amendment approved by voters in 2018 that granted a number of rights to crime victims ...
"Marsy's Law guarantees to no victim—police officer or otherwise—the categorical right to withhold his or her name from disclosure," the Florida Supreme Court ruled.
There are efforts to introduce similar Marsy's Laws in Georgia, [28] Hawaii, [29] Montana, [30] Nevada, [31] South Dakota, [32] Florida, [33] Maine, [34] and North Carolina. [35] Voters in Pennsylvania approved a Marsy's Law amendment to the state constitution in November 2019, but the Pennsylvania Supreme Court enjoined certification of the ...
The Florida Supreme Court ruled Thursday that Florida police officers and any other crime victims can’t shield their identity behind Marsy’s Law, the 2018 constitutional amendment meant to ...
The Florida Constitution, in Article V, Section 2(a), vests the power to adopt rules for the "practice and procedure in all courts" in the Florida Supreme Court. [1] The Florida Supreme Court adopted the Florida Rules of Civil Procedure in March 1954. [2]
Berghuis v. Thompkins, 560 U.S. 370 (2010), is a landmark decision by the Supreme Court of the United States in which the Court held that, unless and until a criminal suspect explicitly states that they are relying on their right to remain silent, their voluntary statements may be used in court and police may continue to question them.
The Florida Supreme Court issued an opinion November 30 saying Marsy's Law does not grant police officers anonymity when they use deadly force.
Case name Citation Date decided Enochs v. Williams Packing & Nav. Co. 370 U.S. 1: 1962: NLRB v. Washington Aluminum Co. 370 U.S. 9: 1962: Sunkist Growers, Inc. v ...