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Citing Parkland case, DeSantis suggests allowing death penalty in Florida without a unanimous jury

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis raised the idea this week of changing state law to allow juries to impose the death penalty without unanimous agreement, suggesting that perhaps only eight out of 12 jurors need to vote in favor.

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Stoneman Douglas panel readies police policies for stopping mass shooters

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Nearly five years after the Parkland school massacre, some police departments still don’t have policies in place for stopping mass shooters. But a state panel on Friday moved closer to making it a requirement to have such policies in place across Florida.

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Public memorial planned for Parkland school school victims

A nonprofit organization in Florida is planning a public memorial dedicated to the 17 people who died during a 2018 shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School

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Back inside Dallas’ Parkland Hospital with nurses who have a lot of healing left to do

DALLAS — Nurses on Parkland Memorial Hospital’s life-saving front line against COVID-19 have turned a corner on the most grueling medical calamity of the century.

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Boxer Gervonta Davis' girlfriend reverses course, says no one was hurt

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — The woman who alleged that professional boxer Gervonta Davis assaulted her this week in Parkland now says she and her daughter were never harmed and that the couple is undergoing counseling.

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Boxer Gervonta Davis arrested on domestic violence charge in Florida

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Boxer Gervonta Davis was arrested Tuesday in Parkland, and jailed on a domestic violence charge of battery causing bodily harm, according to Broward Circuit Court records.

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Florida’s mental health care system is a ‘mess.’ Group will pitch reforms

TAMPA, Fla. — Two years ago, the Florida grand jury tasked with investigating school safety problems and other issues after the Parkland mass shooting issued a scathing report about the state’s mental health care system.

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Parkland mom ousts DeSantis appointee

Lori Alhadeff ousted Torey Alston, who was elected chair just three months earlier

Salon

Public defender’s office wants Parkland judge off all its criminal cases

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — The judge who handled the Parkland mass shooting case is so biased in favor of the prosecution that she cannot be trusted to oversee cases handled by the Broward Public Defender’s Office, according to dozens of motions filed in court last week.

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Broward Schools superintendent fired after damning Parkland shooting grand jury report

The superintendent of Florida’s second largest school district was fired following a late-night motion brought up by a board member appointed by Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis following a grand jury report into the Parkland school massacre

The Independent UK

Board fires schools chief after Parkland massacre report

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Editorial: Judge’s actions at Parkland sentencing need scrutiny

"A judge shall uphold the integrity and independence of the judiciary. … A judge shall perform the duties of judicial office impartially and diligently." — Canons 1 and 3 of the Florida Code of Judicial Conduct

Orlando Sentinel

Parkland school shooter’s attorney under investigation

The Florida Bar association has launched an investigation into one of the Parkland school shooter’s attorneys, who appeared at one point to raise her middle finger at a camera amid the dramatic and devastating legal proceedings.

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Parkland gunman leaves Broward jail for prison

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — The Parkland gunman is no longer in the custody of the Broward Sheriff’s Office.

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Nikolas Cruz defence lawyer investigated after being filmed ‘flipping the bird’ in Parkland hearing

The inquiry into Tamara Curtis’s behaviour in court was confirmed to The Independent by a Florida bar spokesperson

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Column: This Philadelphia teacher loves her job. So she quit

PHILADELPHIA -- People leave their jobs all the time. Just look at the last few years. The #Great Resignation, and all that.

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Parkland shooter jailed for life, confronted by victims' relatives

Miami (AFP) - The gunman who murdered 17 people in a 2018 high school rampage was formally sentenced to life in prison Wednesday in a Florida court, where he was verbally confronted by furious parents.

The Independent UK

Parkland father Fred Guttenberg attacks Nikolas Cruz defence attorney for comparison to Pelosi attack

On Tuesday, public defender Gordon Weekes likened victims’ impact statements to the rhetoric that incited the attack on Nancy Pelosi’s husband, Paul Pelosi

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Parkland shooter sentenced to life

"My hope for you is that you are miserable for the rest of your pathetic life," a parent said to Nikolas Cruz

Daily Mirror

Parkland school shooter escaped death penalty after killing 17 due to controversial rule

Nikolas Cruz massacred 17 people in the deadliest high school shooting in US history and many of the victims' families hoped he would face the death penalty - but the Parkland school shooter was spared

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Parkland school shooter sentenced to life in prison

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — For the 17 who lost their lives, the gunman was sentenced Wednesday to life in prison without the possibility of parole.

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Parkland shooter sentenced to life in prison for school massacre

Parkland school shooter Nikolas Cruz formally received a sentence of life without parole Wednesday after families of his 17 slain victims spent two days berating him as evil, a coward, a monster and a subhuman.

The Independent UK

Nikolas Cruz is formally sentenced to 34 consecutive life terms in prison for Parkland shooting

Victims’ family members spoke of their devastation with the jury’s verdict after Nikolas Cruz’s life was spared

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Parkland school shooter Nikolas Cruz sentenced to life in prison

US judge sentences Cruz to life without parole for 2018 attack at Stoneman Douglas High School that killed 17 people.

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At an emotional hearing, the Parkland shooter is formally sentenced to life in prison

After a jury recommended the sentence, the judge could not change it. But she did allow victims and families to speak directly to Nikolas Cruz for the first time to express their anger and grief.

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