Author: Leslie Bolden
Judge Rejects Florida State University COVID Campus Shutdown Case
In one of a series of similar cases across the state, a circuit judge tossed out a potential class-action lawsuit that argued Florida State Unive [...]
Florida Surgeons Challenge ‘Brazilian Butt Lift’ Restrictions
Seven plastic surgeons are asking an appeals court to block a new state emergency rule that placed additional restrictions on procedures known as [...]
State Seeks To Clear Way For 15-Week Abortion Limit In Florida
Attorneys for the state are fighting an attempt to block a 15-week abortion limit that is slated to take effect July 1.
Lawyers in Attorney Ge [...]
Florida Big Tech Law Fight Headed To Supreme Court
Attorneys for the state and online-industry groups plan to go to the U.S. Supreme Court in a battle about a 2021 Florida law that would crack dow [...]
Court Rejects Injunction In Florida Redistricting Battle
An appeals court Friday tossed out a temporary injunction that would have blocked the use of a congressional redistricting plan that Gov. Ron DeS [...]
Florida Moves Forward On Proposal Denying Transgender Meds, Treatments
Gov. Ron DeSantis’ administration moved forward Friday with a proposal that would deny Medicaid coverage for treatments such as puberty-blocking [...]
Florida Court Rejects Challenges To Grand-Jury Report In Parkland School Shooting
An appeals court Wednesday rejected attempts to block the release of information in a final report by a statewide grand jury formed to investigat [...]
One Florida County, Homeowners Battle Over COVID Beach Closure
Described by a judge as having “some of the world’s most beautiful beaches,” Walton County is embroiled in an appeals-court fight about a decisio [...]
Florida Abortion Law Hit With Second Challenge
Pro-Abortion Activists
A South Florida Jewish congregation has challenged a new state law that blocks abortions after 15 weeks of pregnancy, conte [...]
Attempted Child Sexual Battery Prison “Gain Time” Case Roils Florida Court
Rejecting longstanding legal precedent, a state appeals court said Friday that a man convicted of attempted sexual battery on a child is eligible [...]