Florida Accidentally Banned All Computers, Smart Phones In The State Through Internet Cafe Ban: Lawsuit
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Rick Scott reportedly called the ban, "the right thing to do for our state."
When Florida lawmakers recently voted to ban all Internet cafes, they worded the bill so poorly that they effectively outlawed every computer in the state, according to a recent lawsuit.
And that broad wording can be applied to any number of devices, according to the Miami law firm of Kluger, Kaplan, Silverman, Katzen & Levine, who worked with constitutional law attorney and Harvard professor Alan Dershowitz.
The Timely Justice Act requires governors "to sign death warrants 30 days after the Florida Supreme Court certifies that an inmate has exhausted all legal appeals. Once a death warrant is signed, the new law requires the state to execute the defendant within six months." reports the Tampa Bay Times.
Critics say it violates convicts' constitutional rights to due process and equal protection.
It is now being challenged in the state Supreme Court.
Florida head shop proprietors found selling pipes, bongs, and bowls, etc. will be charged with a first-degree misdemeanor; any subsequent violation will result in a third-degree felony charge, in which they lose the right to vote.
But the key wording is "knowingly and willfully," meaning as long as everyone doesn't make illicit drug use reference, sales of pipes, bongs, and bowls can continue in shops that make at least 75 percent of their revenue from tobacco products.
Miami-Dade Police, the only Florida agency to own unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), are now restricted to using drones only with a search warrant or when they can prove “imminent danger.”
There is now a state law that overrides any sick leave ordinance, guaranteeing employees earned paid days off for illness, passed on the local level.
It is now easier for law enforcement to fine slow drivers traveling in the left-hand lanes as a new law goes into effect ticketing those traveling more than 10 mph under the speed limit.
The state's craft distilleries now have the right to sell locally made vodka, rum, and whiskey to the public directly -- at a maximum of two bottle a year per customer.
For a list of local craft distilleries, click here.
Up to 1,000 strip-mall parlors where people can play slot-like computer games are now illegal as the state attempts to crack down on illegal gambling fronts.
See Miami police destroy "maquinitas" -- or slot machines earlier this year in this post.
It is now illegal for anyone who has voluntarily committed him or herself for treatment for mental illness to buy a firearm in Florida.
A new law prohibits turning any baby chicks into real life peeps by dyeing them artificial colors. The law also bans coloring rabbits under 12 weeks old.