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New Court Filings Reveal Retaliation, Secrecy, and Racial Bias in Florida’s Execution Process

August 12, 2025 by FADP

Days after attorneys for Kayle Bates (Maud Dib Al Sharif Qu’un) filed a federal civil rights lawsuit exposing racial bias and unconstitutional arbitrariness in Florida’s execution warrant process, a series of new court filings have laid bare the depth of Governor Ron DeSantis’ misconduct, including retaliatory action, manipulated statistics, and an entrentched pattern of racial…

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Florida’s death warrant process is arbitrary and racist

August 7, 2025 by FADP

Shocking Development in Bates Case Last week, attorneys for Kayle Bates (Maud Dib Al Sharif Qu’un), a Black Muslim veteran, filed a civil rights lawsuit against Governor Ron DeSantis. The lawsuit challenges Florida’s racially biased and unconstitutional process for choosing who lives and who dies, and points out the overwhelming disparity of conducting executions involving…

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Attorneys for Kayle Bates file Federal Civil Rights Lawsuit Citing Racial Discrimination in Execution Selection Process as his Florida Execution Looms

August 7, 2025 by FADP

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – Attorneys for Kayle Barrington Bates (Maud Dib Al Sharif Qu’un) have filed a federal civil rights lawsuit against Governor Ron DeSantis in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Florida. The lawsuit argues that Florida’s execution warrant process is infected with racial discrimination and unconstitutional arbitrariness. Mr. Bates is scheduled…

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