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Florida Lawmakers Move Forward With Death Penalty for Pedophiles

Florida lawmakers are poised to pass a measure that would permit the death penalty for pedophiles who sexually assault children under 12 years old, a move that will likely trigger legal challenges and questions about its constitutionality.

The House will consider its version of the bill (HB 1297) on Thursday, while the Senate version (SB 1342) was cleared by the Rules Committee on Tuesday, paving the way for it to be presented to the full Senate.

The proposed legislation goes against decades of U.S. Supreme Court and Florida Supreme Court rulings that have prohibited the execution of defendants in rape and sexual abuse cases. According to a Senate staff analysis, the last time someone was put to death for a non-murder offense in the United States was in 1964.

https://redstate.com/benkew/2023/04/11/florida-lawmakers-move-foward-with-death-penalty-for-pedophiles-n729975


Florida to allow death penalty with 8-4 jury vote instead of unanimously

Florida Governor Ron DeSantis is expected to sign a bill on Friday allowing juries to recommend the death penalty in capital cases on an 8-4 vote, a move spurred by the less-than-unanimous vote that led to the Parkland school shooter being sentenced to life in prison.

https://www.reuters.com/world/us/florida-allow-death-penalty-with-8-4-jury-vote-instead-unanimously-2023-04-14/


South Side residents upset by Walmart closure, community group fills the gap by handing out free food

The shadow of Walmart’s logo and name hung above the Chatham Supercenter location on Sunday, its last day of operation, as dozens of shoppers streamed in to shop among increasingly empty shelves.

Less than a week ago, the company announced it would close its store at 8431 S. Stewart Ave. along with others in Little Village, Kenwood and Lakeview, saying they were “losing tens of millions” annually and that losses had doubled in the last five years.

https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/2023/4/16/23685457/south-side-walmart-closures-stores-chatham-little-village-kenwood-lakeview


Walmart Closing 4 Stores In Crime-Ridden Chicago Neighborhoods

Walmart announced that the company will be closing four stores in Chicago’s crime-ridden South Side and West Side sections.

The retail giant announced the closures on Tuesday, citing lack of profitability as the main reason for shuttering the stores. The neighborhoods in which Walmart announced the closures — Chatham, Kenwood, Lakeview and Little Village — have long-struggled with crime and violence.

https://dailycaller.com/2023/04/11/walmart-four-stores-chicago-south-side-lori-lightfoot/


Here's why B.C. lets judges rewrite unfair wills

The case of four sisters who successfully challenged their parents' unfair will is something that could only happen in B.C. — most provinces don't let non-dependent adult children contest a will on the basis of fairness.

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/unfair-wills-wally-oppal-1.5222556


Moving out and compensation for ending the tenancy early

Landlord compensates tenant one month's rent

When a landlord ends a tenancy to use the property, they must compensate the tenant the equivalent of one month's rent.

Compensation must be given on or before the move-out date on the two-month notice to end tenancy.

https://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/housing-tenancy/residential-tenancies/ending-a-tenancy/landlord-notice/two-month-notice#moving-out-and-compensation