The Matheson History Museum will host a presentation on “Chambers v. Florida and the Criminal Justice Revolution” with Dr. Richard Brust on Wednesday, Nov. 12.

This event will take place at 7 p.m. at 513 E University Ave. in Gainesville. The event is free, with registration available by clicking here.

In 1940, the U.S. Supreme Court decided in Chambers v. Florida to ban confessions obtained through mental or physical coercion in criminal trials. The landmark ruling laid the groundwork for later protections for those in the custody of law enforcement.

Brust will discuss the trial held in 1933 in Pompano, Florida, that sparked this chain of events and how the landmark ruling is still impacting the state today. His book “Chambers v. Florida and the Criminal Justice Revolution” was published by the University Press of Florida earlier this year and is a volume in the series “Government and Politics in the South.”

Brust is a lawyer and award-winning journalist who earned his doctorate in history at the University of Florida in 2022. He is a long-time editor at the American Bar Association Journal and specializes in writing articles about legal affairs.