Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody on Friday urged a federal judge to reject an attempt to block part of a new state law targeting people who transport undocumented immigrants into the state. Lawyers in Moody’s office argued that U.S. District Judge Roy Altman should deny…
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A federal judge Friday refused to block the scheduled Oct. 3 execution of Florida inmate Michael Duane Zack, rejecting arguments that the convicted murderer’s due-process rights were violated because of a flawed clemency process. U.S. District Judge Robert Hinkle issued a six-page order denying a…
Read More Federal Judge Refuses To Block Execution Of Florida Death Row Inmate Michael Duane Zack
The state’s Citizens Property Insurance Corp. has revised proposed rate increases, with many homeowners likely to see double-digit hikes starting late this year. Citizens last week sent a proposal to the state Office of Insurance Regulation that would lead to an average 11.5 percent increase…
Read More Citizens Customers Could See Double-Digit Hikes In Florida
With top Florida lawmakers signaling that health-care issues could be a priority during next year’s legislative session, a report released Thursday showed that Florida saw improvement in 2022 in people having health insurance — but still trailed most of the country. The U.S. Census Bureau…
Read More Florida Health Coverage Rate Better, But Still Lags
Continuing a long-running clash with federal health officials, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’ administration on Wednesday recommended that people under age 65 not receive newly approved COVID-19 booster shots. State Surgeon General Joseph Ladapo issued guidance that was dramatically different from a recommendation Tuesday by the federal…
Read More State Of Florida Takes Aim At New COVID Booster
Florida is urging a federal appeals court to clear the way for a new law preventing transgender minors from receiving puberty blockers and hormone therapy, citing a decision last month in a “virtually identical case” from Alabama. Attorneys for Florida Surgeon General Joseph Ladapo and…
Read More Alabama Ruling Could Bolster Florida Trans Law
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and other top state officials are urging a federal judge to toss out a constitutional challenge to a new law aimed at overhauling the municipal utility in the Gainesville area. Lawyers for DeSantis, Attorney General Ashley Moody and Secretary of State…
Read More Florida Gov. DeSantis Seeks To Short-Circuit Utility Fight
A federal appeals court has put on hold a battle about a 2022 Florida law that restricts instruction about gender identity and sexual orientation in schools, after attorneys said they were in settlement talks. The 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals last week issued a…
Read More Florida Parental Rights In Education Law Appeal Put On Hold
Nearly five years after voters passed a constitutional amendment about victims’ rights, Attorney General Ashley Moody’s office Monday urged the Florida Supreme Court to use the measure to make it harder for Death Row inmates to get stays of execution. Moody’s office cited the amendment,…
Read More State Of Florida Urges Use Of ‘Marsy’s Law’ In Death Penalty Cases
Pointing to a “medical consensus” about Fetal Alcohol Syndrome, attorneys for inmate Michael Duane Zack on Sunday urged the Florida Supreme Court to block his scheduled Oct. 3 execution in the 1996 murder of a woman in Escambia County. In a brief and an accompanying…
Read More Fetal Alcohol Syndrome Key In Florida Death Row Inmate Appeal