Ethan Jamieson, a Protective Order, and Your Gun Rights in Florida
Ethan Jamieson, who played a District 4 tribute in the 2012 film The Hunger Games, was charged in North Carolina this spring over a shooting in which a gun was allegedly fired toward an occupied vehicle.
Lil Nas X, Battery on an Officer, and How Florida Handles a Mental Health Crisis
In August 2025, Lil Nas X was found walking in the street in the early morning hours, in obvious distress.
Clavicular, a Filmed Fight, and How Florida Charges the Person Who Did Not Throw the Punch
The online streamer known as Clavicular, whose real name is Braden Peters, was arrested in Broward County on a warrant out of Osceola County for misdemeanor battery and criminal conspiracy to commit battery.
A Punch and a Trashed Lounge: The Trey Songz Charges in Florida Terms
Trey Songz was charged in New York over two December incidents.
Terrion Arnold and the Law of Directing a Crime You Did Not Carry Out
Terrion Arnold, a cornerback for the Detroit Lions, turned himself in at a Hillsborough County jail this week and was charged with eight felonies: four counts of kidnapping and four counts of armed robbery, with a possible life sentence.
Why Terrion Arnold Is Being Held With No Bond in Florida
Terrion Arnold surrendered to authorities and is being held in a Florida jail with no bond at all, and the State has signaled it will ask a judge to keep him locked up until trial because, it argues, he is a danger to the community.
She Posted the Haul: What the TikTok Shoplifting Case Shows About Florida Theft Law
A Cape Coral TikTok creator with hundreds of thousands of followers was arrested after police said she used false barcodes at a Target self-checkout to pay a fraction of the real price on a batch of items.
What Tyreek Hill's Traffic Stop Teaches About Your Rights in Florida
In September 2024, before a Dolphins home game, Miami-Dade officers stopped Tyreek Hill near Hard Rock Stadium.
What the Jonathan Majors Verdict Shows About Florida Domestic Violence Cases
In 2023, a Manhattan jury convicted Jonathan Majors of misdemeanor assault and harassment after a dispute with his then-girlfriend in the back of an SUV.
Know Your Rights During an ICE Encounter
This article first appeared in The Paraclete, the magazine of the St. Petersburg Bar Association, May/June 2026 edition, pages 16 and 17. Republished here by the author, with citation to the original. Immigration enforcement has become an increasingly visible part of daily life across Florida and the rest of the country. Whether at home, at […]