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30Mar
2015

This Week in History: Martin Luther King Jr. Assassinated

West Palm Beach criminal defense lawyer Kelly V. Landers recalls significant events that occurred this week in history. On March 30, 1981, U.S. President Ronald Reagan was shot and wounded by John Hinkley, Jr. On April 1, ...

23Mar
2015

This Week in History: Senate Censured President Andrew Jackson

Featured photo, above: President Andrew Jackson, circa 1860 (Source: Creative Commons). Jackson’s name has been associated with the spread of democracy, in terms of the passing of political power from established elites ...

16Mar
2015

This Week in History: The Public Defender System is Created

West Palm Beach criminal defense lawyer Kelly V. Landers recalls events of significance that occurred this week in history. On March 17, Happy St. Patrick’s Day! On March 18, 1963 Gideon v. Wainwright was decided ...

10Mar
2015

This Week in History: Jack Ruby Found Guilty of Killing Oswald

West Palm Beach criminal defense lawyer Kelly V. Landers recalls events of significance that occurred this week in history. On March 10, 1876, Alexander Graham Bell made the first successful voice transmission over telephone ...

02Mar
2015

This Week in History: Death Penalty Ruled Unconstitutional for Juveniles (2005)

West Palm Beach criminal defense lawyer Kelly V. Landers recalls events of significance that occurred this week in history. On March 1, 1875 Congress passed the Civil Rights Act. On March 1, 2005 Roper v. Simmons, the Death ...