A panel of federal judges Thursday shielded eight current and former legislative leaders from having to testify in a challenge to a congressional redistricting plan that Gov. Ron DeSantis pushed through last year. The panel blocked an attempt by plaintiffs’ attorneys to depose the Republican…
Read More Florida Lawmakers Shielded In Redistricting Fight
After Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signed a major elections bill Wednesday, legal battles immediately began about new restrictions on voter-registration groups. Organizations such as the League of Women Voters of Florida, the NAACP and Hispanic Federation filed three federal lawsuits arguing that the restrictions violate…
Read More Florida Elections Bill Draws First Amendment Challenges In 3 Lawsuits
Attorneys for Death Row inmate Duane Owen argued Wednesday that the Florida Supreme Court should issue a stay of Owen’s scheduled execution, allowing time to delve into whether he is mentally competent to be put to death. The attorneys filed documents at the Supreme Court…
Read More Attorneys Say Florida Death Row Inmate Duane Owen ‘Severely Mentally Ill, Brain Damaged’
Voting-rights groups want a full federal appeals court to take up a fight about whether a 2021 Florida elections law made changes that discriminated against Black voters. Attorneys for the Florida NAACP and Florida Rising Together filed a 41-page petition last week asking the full…
Read More Court Urged To Hear Florida Elections Law Fight
After a series of similar rulings, an appeals court has rejected a potential class-action lawsuit that students filed against Florida International University because of a campus shutdown early in the COVID-19 pandemic. Named plaintiffs Rebecca Alexandre and Sarah Fagundez alleged a breach of contract because…
Read More Court Rejects Lawsuit Over Florida International University COVID-19 Shutdown
A federal judge late Monday refused to put on hold a ruling that blocked a new Biden administration immigration policy challenged by Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody. Pensacola-based U.S. District Judge T. Kent Wetherell denied a motion by U.S. Department of Justice attorneys for a…
Read More Judge Agrees With Florida AG Moody, Keeps Block Of Biden Admin Immigration Policy In Place
Plaintiffs last week fired back after Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’ administration argued that a federal judge should dismiss a potential class-action lawsuit filed after Florida flew 49 migrants from Texas to Massachusetts in September. Attorneys for three migrants from Venezuela and the non-profit group Alianza…
Read More Judge Urged To Clear Way For Florida Migrant Flights Case
Siding with arguments by Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody, a federal judge late Thursday issued a temporary restraining order against a new Biden administration policy that would lead to large numbers of migrants being released into the United States. Moody’s office sought the temporary restraining…
Read More Florida Federal Judge Blocks Biden Immigration Policy
Florida and federal officials were locked in an eleventh-hour legal battle Thursday as the state sought to block a new policy that would allow large numbers of migrants to be released into the United States. State Attorney General Ashley Moody asked U.S. District Judge T.…
Read More Florida And Feds Battle As Migrant Surge Looms
With opposition to COVID-19 mandates a key part of his political brand, Gov. Ron DeSantis on Thursday signed a bill that includes issues such as barring businesses and government agencies from requiring people to take COVID-19 tests or wear masks to enter their facilities. DeSantis…
Read More Florida Gov. DeSantis Signs Bill Targeting Mandates