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13Apr
2015

This Week in History: Franklin D. Roosevelt Died

West Palm Beach criminal defense lawyer Kelly V. Landers recalls significant events that occurred this week in history. On April 12, 1945, Franklin D. Roosevelt, 32nd President, died. “I have a terrific headache” were the ...

13Apr
2015

This Day in History: Remembering Lincoln’s Assassination

The following  entry from Judge Milton Hirsch’s Constitutional Calendar sheds light on the altruistic acts of Major Henry Reed Rathbone, a U.S. military officer and diplomat who was present at the assassination of ...

06Apr
2015

This Week in History: The Titanic Voyage

West Palm Beach criminal defense lawyer Kelly V. Landers recalls significant events that occurred this week in history. On April 11, 2007, North Carolina Attorney General Roy Cooper dropped all charges in the Duke Lacrosse ...

03Apr
2015

This Day in History: Remembering Martin Luther King Jr.

The following  entry from Judge Milton Hirsch’s Constitutional Calendar includes an excerpt from the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.’s final public speech on April 3, 1968.  In a crowded church in Memphis, King ...

02Apr
2015

West Palm Beach Police Prepared to Use Body Cameras

Road patrol police officers in the City of West Palm Beach Police Department  began wearing body cameras April 1st.  Road patrol officers are the officers that you encounter during a traffic stop, or if you call 911 and an ...

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 ...