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Rory Safir

Every post here is written by Rory Safir, one of a handful of ACS-CHAL Forensic Lawyer-Scientists in Florida and a former Assistant Public Defender in Tampa.

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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....

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....

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