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…

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…

Tonight, we, the people of the State of Florida killed decorated Air Force Veteran TSgt. Edward ‘Zak’ Zakrzewski. In no other state in the nation, including under Florida’s current law, would Zak even qualify for execution. Nearly half of Zak’s capital jury believed that the tragic murders of his family were heavily mitigated by his…