The Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles maintains a database containing personal information and photographs of all Florida driver's license-holders, called D.A.V.I.D. Police officers throughout the state have access to this database to assist them...
Firm News
Eleventh Circuit OKs Gay-Straight Alliance’s Equal Access Act Challenge
The Equal Access Act is a federal law passed in 1984 to ensure that federally funded schools give extra-curricular clubs equal access. The law was originally lobbied for by Christian groups who wanted to ensure that Christian students could conduct Bible study...
Strip Searches, Mental Health Seizures, and the Fourth Amendment
People often associate the Fourth Amendment with its prohibition on unreasonable searches and seizures in the criminal context. However, Fourth Amendment protections apply anytime that an officer of the government detains someone. One of the most common applications...
System Failure: Breathalyzer, Fingerprint Analysis and Other Scientific Evidence
The most recent case showing the magnitude of this problem can be found in the Florida Department of Law Enforcement's use of the Automatic Fingerprint Identification System (AFIS). Technical problems with this system have cost the State of Florida over $11 million...