Author: Scott A. Ferris, Esq.

Florida Passed a Sneaky Conservative Legal Rule That Let Judges Allow Glades Oil Drilling

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In theory, Florida's Constitutional Revision Commission is a useful body: The group convenes every 20 years and considers amendments to the state constitution. But in practice, the CRC lately has been gamed by lawmakers. It has bundled disparate concepts to produce absolutely weird results: a 2018 amendment put up for public vote, for instance, banned both indoor vaping and offshore oil drilling.At least one other... [...]

Woman found safe after abduction caught on camera in Miami

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MIAMI, Fla. - Newly released surveillance video shows what looks to be a violent abduction of a woman in Miami. Since the video went viral, however, the woman seen being forced away has been found safe, according to police. Miami Police said she is in good condition and that an investigation is ongoing. She nor the man in the video have been identified. Before being abducted, the woman reportedly told witnesses, "Call 911,... [...]

New Law Proposed After String of Plastic Surgery Deaths

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People travel to South Florida from across the country to have plastic surgery. But the lure of a better body coupled with lower costs for the procedures has had a deadly side effect. The NBC 6 Investigators have uncovered the deaths of at least ten women since 2010 who have died after undergoing a Brazilian Butt Lift procedure – at different clinics, with different doctors. Now a proposed bill in the Florida Senate would allow... [...]

City Of Miami Makes Historic Crime Rate Announcement

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City of Miami Mayor Francis Suarez, along with Miami Police Chief Jorge Colina and City Manager Emilio Gonzalez joined community leaders to make the historic crime-rate announcement on Wednesday afternoon. The City of Miami recorded 51 homicides in 2018, down from 59 in 2017 and 39 of those homicides were the result of gunfire, according to statistics provided by the police department. Stats show other illegal activities, including... [...]

A UF student vanished without a trace 30 years ago. Her dad was determined to find her Read more here: https://www.miamiherald.com/news/state/florida/article225472130.html#storylink=cpy

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THE DISAPPEARANCE Published Feb. 12, 1989 Tiffany Sessions, a 20-year-old finance major at the University of Florida, was indulging in one of her favorite pastimes — power walking — when she disappeared on a dark, wooded road near her Gainesville apartment. She is an avid athlete whose family’s wealth has allowed her to indulge passions for skiing and horseback riding. Two years ago, she took up power walking as an... [...]