The Jacksonville lawsuit makes a novel legal argument, accusing the corporate landlord of using software tools to discriminate.
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Federal judge denies request to pause Jacksonville panhandling ban as lawsuit argues it’s unconstitutional
U.S. District Judge Timothy J. Corrigan emphasized that “this ruling does not predict how the Court will ultimately rule” on the pending lawsuit.
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Federal court to decide if Jacksonville can enforce panhandling ban as lawsuit argues it’s unconstitutional
A federal judge is set to decide if he will temporarily pause Jacksonville’s enforcement of a local ban on panhandling while the city fights a lawsuit arguing its ordinance violates free-speech rights.
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Arrest of heart transplant recipient who died wasn’t ‘the strongest,’ JSO sergeant said
A Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office sergeant deemed the arrest of a heart transplant recipient for a low-level misdemeanor as not “the strongest,” yet advised against reversing it, internal investigation documents show. Days after his release without crucial medication, the man died when his body rejected his heart.
Posted inCriminal Justice
Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office sued for publicly stripping man
A 47-year-old man has alleged in a lawsuit that his constitutional rights were violated when two Jacksonville Sheriff’s officers strip-searched him in public, without justification, in September 2022.
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JSO correctional officer, city employee charged with bringing drugs into Duval County jail
The Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office arrested its own correctional officer and 16 other people and charged them with bringing drugs into the Duval County jail.
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The Tributary’s Nichole Manna receives national recognition for jail health reporting
Manna was awarded an honorable mention for her investigative reporting by the National Institute for Healthcare Management.
Posted inCriminal Justice
Jacksonville man beaten by JSO officers avoids jail time with plea deal
A 24-year-old who Jacksonville Sheriff’s officers beat after he fled during a traffic stop avoided jail time by pleading guilty to a non-violent misdemeanor Monday morning.
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New federal charges against JSO officer reveal inappropriate text messages, alleged sexual coercion
A Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office gang-unit officer who has found himself at the center of repeated controversy, including two fatal shootings, was arrested Friday by federal agents for allegedly coercing an underage teenager into sending nude photographs and performing sexual acts.
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Jacksonville sheriff shuns multi-faith group for ‘theatrics’ that didn’t happen, video shows
More than 700 people gathered Monday night to call for an end to Jacksonville’s decades-long epidemic of shooting deaths, but the man with the power to act on their ideas — Sheriff T.K. Waters — was noticeably absent.