In March 1980 the first black Dade County schools superintendent Dr Johnny L Jones was convicted on grand theft charges linked to gold-plated plumbing His conviction was overturned on appeal and on July 3 1986 the state attorney Janet Reno announced that Jones would not be retried on these charges However in a separate case he was convicted on misdemeanor charges of soliciting perjury and witness tampering and received a two-year jail sentence, Hamilton Disston's land sale notice, 4 Economy On July 1 2009 Alex Acosta after leaving the post of United States Attorney (USAG) for South Florida became FIU's second dean of its law school He departed FIU to become the United States Secretary of Labor in 2017 in 2019 he stepped down as Labor Secretary after scrutiny of his role as USAG in the minimal sentencing of convicted pedophile Jeffrey Epstein. ; . The paper won a landmark press freedom decision in Miami Herald Publishing Co v Tornillo (1974) in the case a political candidate Pat Tornillo Jr had requested that the Herald print his rebuttal to an editorial criticizing him citing Florida's "right-to-reply" law which mandated that newspapers print such responses Represented by longtime counsel Dan Paul the Herald challenged the law and the case was appealed to the Supreme Court the Court unanimously overturned the Florida statute under the Press Freedom Clause of the First Amendment ruling that "Governmental compulsion on a newspaper to publish that which 'reason' tells it should not be published is unconstitutional." the decision showed the limitations of a 1969 decision Red Lion Broadcasting Co v Federal Communications Commission in which a similar "Fairness Doctrine" had been upheld for radio and television and establishing that broadcast and print media had different Constitutional protections.
A satellite image of the Everglades taken in March 2019 24% The communities served are Aventura Bal Harbour Bay Harbor Islands Biscayne Park Cutler Bay Doral El Portal Florida City Golden Beach Hialeah Gardens Homestead Indian Creek Medley Miami Gardens Miami Lakes Miami Shores Miami Springs North Bay Village North Miami North Miami Beach Opa-locka Palmetto Bay Pinecrest South Miami Surfside Sweetwater Sunny Isles Beach Virginia Gardens and West Miami. 11 Education Colleges and universities Florida's close proximity to the ocean influences many aspects of Florida culture and daily life Florida is a reflection of influences and multiple inheritance; African European indigenous and Latino heritages can be found in the architecture and cuisine Florida has attracted many writers such as Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings Ernest Hemingway and Tennessee Williams and continues to attract celebrities and athletes It is internationally known for golf tennis auto racing and water sports Several beaches in Florida have turquoise and emerald-colored coastal waters. . Main article: Draining and development of the Everglades Florida Panthers Hockey National Hockey League BB&T Center (19,250) 10,250 None. In 2011 the FIU Drumline appeared in the music video "Champion" by Nelly the FIU Band and Drumline continue to take part in many parades and shows including appearances on Univision the 2011 Florida Lottery commercial and many others.
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