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19Nov
2014

This Day in History: November 19th

Today in 1863 , Abraham Lincoln delivered the Gettysburg Address. The following excerpt from Judge Milton Hirsch’s Constitutional Calendar illustrates the unpredictable nature of politics, and how an unexpected turn of ...

17Nov
2014

This Week in History: JFK Assassinated in 1963

West Palm Beach criminal defense attorney Kelly V. Landers recalls events of significance that occurred this week during past years.                 On November 19, 1863, Lincoln ...

10Nov
2014

This Week in History: 11/9/14

Photo: Joseph Ambrose, an 86-year-old World War I veteran, attends the dedication day parade for the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in 1982, holding the flag that covered the casket of his son, who was killed in the Korean War. ...

03Nov
2014

This Week in History: Barack H. Obama Elected in 2008

West Palm Beach criminal defense lawyer Kelly V. Landers recalls events of significance that occurred this week during past years.                 On November 4, Vote!! On November 4, ...

28Oct
2014

Clarence Gideon: An Unlikely Hero

          If you’ve ever watched Law & Order, then you’ll recall every episode has a scene in which the arrested subject is read his constitutional rights. One of those rights is the right to an ...

27Oct
2014

This Week In History: Prohibition Begins in 1919

West Palm Beach criminal lawyer Kelly V. Landers recalls events of historical significance that occurred during this week in past years.             On October 26, 1881, Wyatt Earp, his two ...

20Oct
2014

This Week in History: 10-19-2014

West Palm Beach criminal lawyer Kelly V. Landers recalls events of significance that occurred this week in past years.  How many do you remember? On October 19, 1982, John Delorean was arrested on drug trafficking and money ...

19Oct
2014

Red Light Cameras Ruled Unlawful

Drivers beware! It’s official in the Fourth District Court of Appeals that red light cameras are no longer valid. In an October 2014 ruling, the justices dismissed a uniform traffic citation issued by the city of ...

13Oct
2014

This Week in History: 10-12-2014

              West Palm Beach criminal defense attorney Kelly V. Landers recalls significant events that occurred this week in past years. On October 12, 2000 suicide bombers attack the US ...

08Oct
2014

Kelly V Landers Attends Forum Club Luncheon

Kelly V. Landers  attends Forum Club of the Palm Beaches luncheon 10/6, with fellow Gator and John Carroll, Esq.  Guest speaker Dr. Susan A. MacManus, Florida Political Analyst, says that the gubernatorial race, while too ...