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Rep. Lawson Bill to Honor First Black Florida Supreme Court Justice Joseph Hatchett Heads to President Biden
WASHINGTON, June 25 -- Rep. Al Lawson, D-Florida, issued the following news release: The U.S. House of Representatives passed the S. 2938, The Bipartisan Safer Communities Act, historic gun violence prevention legislation that includes Rep. Al Lawson's bill to honor Florida Supreme Court Justice Joseph Hatchett in a 234-193 vote. The legislation would name the federal courthouse in Tallahassee the "Judge Joseph Woodrow Hatchett U.S. Courthouse," recognizing Florida's first Black Supreme Court   more