Seven individuals were injured Sunday night in Downtown Orlando after someone pulled out a gun and shot into a large crowd. All of the victims survived, but police have yet to find the gunman. Orlando’s reaction to the shooting has resulted in an increase in security, where more police will be standing on the streets and checking every person that …

The upcoming murder trial for 15-year-old Aiden Fucci has already received several motions filed for the defendant’s right to a fair trial. Fucci was arrested and accused of killing his 13-year-old classmate Tristyn Bailey in May 2021. This case brings up the question, can you limit evidence in a trial? Fucci’s defense team is attempting to limit the media coverage, …

Religious freedom is a granted right for people in the United States. People can believe whatever they want, and practice or pray how they please. However, there are some instances where religion may interfere with the law. One specific instance is animal sacrifice. In Florida, there are strict rules against animal cruelty. This is to protect animals from torment from …

Another tragic mass shooting has shook the nation. This time the massacre took place during a 4th of July parade, meant to celebrate Independence Day in America. The shooter was Robert “Bobby” Crimo III, who has now been charged with seven counts of first-degree murder. In total 45 people were injured and seven were killed in the shootings outcome. Lake …

The long and seemingly never-ending search for a jury has finally come to an end. For the past several months, we have covered the process of finding a 12-person jury for the upcoming trial against Nikolas Cruz in the Parkland Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooting from 2018. There has been an ongoing list of issues or complications in the …

A 10-year-old girl in Orlando may be facing murder charges after shooting an adult this past week. The tragic event happened after her mother got into an altercation with another woman in their apartment complex. The fight turned violent when the young girl grabbed her mother’s gun and shot the other woman. Now that the girl has been taken into …

One of the most basic tenants of our criminal process system is the requirement that those who are being accused of a crime need to be competent to stand trial. This requirement works alongside the more well-known idea that an accused is innocent until proven guilty. This is because those who are accused of an alleged crime must be capable …

Yet another round of jurors have been released in the attempt to find a 12-seat jury in the upcoming Parkland High School shooting case. Only two weeks into the jury selection process, and Broward County Circuit Judge Elizabeth Scherer has now removed an entire 60-member panel of potential jurors. This is not the first set of people who have been …

Gangs in the United States began during the Industrial Revolution when people abandoned their homes in rural areas and moved to cities. They were met with inadequate housing and a job shortage, leaving many people to turn to crime to survive. Finding safety in numbers, people banded together in what are now considered to be modern-day gangs. According to the …