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A Proposal For Changing Florida's Civil Commitment System, Winsor C. Schmidt

Nova Law Review

For purposes of this analysis, "civil commitment" is a form of noncriminal

confinement for those who are legally found to be mentally

ill.1 With the minor exception of rare confinement for some communicable

diseases, there is no analogue of involuntary commitment for

physical illness.

Speedy Trial Rights For Florida's Juveniles: A Surveyof Recent Interpretations By Florida Courts, Barbara D. Stull

Nova Law Review

"Delay of justice is injustice." This maxim is embodied in the Bill

of Rights and in Florida's Constitution: it is implemented by the federal

government's Speedy Trial Act of 1974" and by Florida's Rules of

Criminal and Juvenile Procedure.

The Florida Land Trust: An Overview, Mitchell A. Sherman

Nova Law Review

In 1963 the Florida legislature, in an effort to stimulate the productivity,

growth, and development of Florida real estate, sanctioned

use of the land trust and enacted chapter 63-468, Laws of Florida, now

section 689.071.

Florida No-Fault Insurance: Ten Years Of Judicial Interpretation, Patricia V. Russo

Nova Law Review

The Florida Automobile Reparations Reform Act has been in

place for ten years.1 Although the statement of purpose in the Act itself

is terse,2 the Florida Supreme Court, reviewing the constitutionality of

the Act, gave an enumeration of "permissible legislative objectives."