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This page has my published op-eds and others news articles, mostly on topics related to capital punishment.
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This section has my op-eds addressing issues related to capital punishment.
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This section has my articles analyzing issues related to capital punishment.
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This section has my op-eds on other topics, including judicial independence.
Capital Punishment Op-Eds
America Will Have to Face Death in 2024
September 7, 2023
Publication: Huffington Post
This article addresses how the death penalty is becoming a front-burner issue in contemporary GOP politics.
Florida's execution planned this week shows the inadequacy of procedures for determining insanity
June 14, 2023
Publication: Sun Sentinel
This article addresses the inadequacies in Florida's process for determining whether a prisoner is insane to be executed, as illustrated by Duane Owen's case.
As DeSantis edges closer to presidential run, executions ramp up
May 17, 2023
Publication: City and State Florida
This article addresses Governor DeSantis directing a spree of executions ahead of declaring his bid for the White House in 2024.
Florida's death penalty laws are the worst in the nation
April 13, 2023
Coauthor: Maria DeLiberato
Publication: Orlando Sentinel
This article addresses Florida's new capital sentencing legislation and the constitutional issues it creates.
Florida's death penalty: As capricious as lightning strikes
April 11, 2023
Coauthor: Maria DeLiberato
Publication: Sun-Sentinel
In this article, Maria and I address the randomness of executions and death sentences.
Ron DeSantis Is Luring the Supreme Court to Overturn Landmark Precedent Again
April 10, 2023
Coauthor: Maria DeLiberato
Publication: Slate
In this article, Maria and I address legislation pending in the Florida Legislature that challenges long-standing U.S. Supreme Court precedent on the constitutional boundaries of capital punishment.
Featured on SCOTUSblog here.
Florida's recklessness with death
April 6, 2023
Publication: Tallahassee Democrat
In this article, I address Florida's pending legislation and the rapid increase in death warrants--all while the Florida Supreme Court has a vacancy.
Florida Poised to Become the Most Death-Penalty Friendly State
March 23, 2023
Publication: Miami Herald
Coauthor: Maria DeLiberato
In this article, we explain how proposed legislation making it easier to sentence defendants to death would position Florida as the most death-friendly state in the country.
Cited by the Sun Sentinel here.
Convicted Killer's Sentence Could've Been Death Under Proposed Change
March 12, 2023
Publication: Florida Times-Union
Coauthor: Maria DeLiberato
In this article, we explain how proposed legislation making it easier to sentence defendants to death could've affected the outcome in a recent Clay County retrial.
Opinion: Facts and Politics Collide in Debate Over This Year's Death Penalty Overhaul
March 10, 2023
Publication: City & State Florida
Coauthor: Maria DeLiberato
In this article, we explain the misinformation that permeated the Florida legislative hearings on proposed death penalty legislation.
Florida's new death penalty proposal has constitutional issues
February 11, 2023
Publication: Sun Sentinel
Coauthor: Maria DeLiberato
In this op-ed, Maria DeLiberato and I argue that proposed legislation violates capital defendants' right to jury trial under the Sixth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution.
Opinion: Florida shouldn't be different when it comes to death penalty
February 1, 2023
Publication: City & State Florida
Coauthor: Maria DeLiberato
In this op-ed, Maria DeLiberato and I argue that proposed legislation would 'significantly reduce the procedural safeguards that ensure the constitutionality of death sentences imposed in Florida.'
Quoted by the Death Penalty Information Center here.
Quoted by the Archdiocese of Miami here.
Capital Punishment Articles
Gov. DeSantis approves legislation compensating Tampa man for wrongful conviction
June 9, 2023
Publication: City and State Florida
This article covers recent legislation granting compensation to Robert DuBoise, Florida's 30th death-row exoneree.
Sentenced to death - by dying while waiting on Florida's death row
June 7, 2023
Coauthor: Kimberly Cioffi
Publication: City and State Florida
This article analyzes how often those on Florida's death row die awaiting execution.
Explainer: What it's like to be on Florida's death row
April 13, 2023
Publication: City and State Florida
This article explains what it's like to be on Florida's death row.
Explainer: How the state of Florida prepares for an execution
February 21, 2023
Publication: City & State Florida
In this article, I explain the process that occurs in the limited time between the governor issuing a death warrant and the execution itself, including the litigation related to the inmate's final claims and the preparations that occur inside the prison.
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Melanie Kalmanson dedicates pro bono work to death penalty education
October 1, 2024
Publication: ABA Journal
Featured in the ABA Journal Members Who Inspire
Florida's courts grapple with chaos after death penalty change
August 23, 2023
Publication: Orlando Sentinel
This article discusses the litigation in Florida courts following the 2023 change in Florida's capital sentencing scheme.
Biden's inaction on death penalty may be a top campaign issue as Trump and DeSantis laud executions
August 4, 2023
Publication: Associated Press
This article discusses how the death penalty is becoming an issue in presidential politics for the 2024 election cycle.
Today, Ron DeSantis' Florida Will Conduct Its Fourth Execution of the Year
June 15, 2023
Publication: Mother Jones
This article discusses Florida execution of Duane Owen on June 15, 2023.
Other Topics
Opinion: A reminder on judicial independence after Justice Polston's resignation
March 27, 2023
Publication: City & State Florida
This article addresses the importance of judicial independence at a time of change on the Florida Supreme Court and polarized politics.
Litigators Should Approach AI Tools With Caution
February 2, 2023
Publication: Law360
This article addresses the potential benefits of using AI tools in a litigation practice as well as potential pitfalls.
Choosing Where to Enforce a Judgment in Florida
December 12, 2022
Publication: Daily Business Review
A federal court has entered a judgment in your client’s favor. Your client seeks to enforce the judgment against the judgment debtor’s assets in Florida. Now what?
Opinion: Legal Aid’s Thunderdome gives Leon County families a voice
September 19, 2020
Publication: Tallahassee Democrat
This op-ed discusses my involvement with and the impact of the Thunderdome program sponsored by the Legal Aid Foundation of Tallahassee.
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