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Florida AG Moody Urges Supreme Court To Dismiss Appeals Filed In 2 Death Penalty Cases
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Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody’s office is urging the Florida Supreme Court to dismiss cases about a new death-penalty sente [...]
Delaware Judge Backs Disney In Stockholder Lawsuit
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Rejecting allegations of potential wrongdoing, a Delaware judge this week sided with The Walt Disney Co. in a stockholder’ [...]
Arguments Set On Florida Workplace Training Law
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A federal appeals court will hear arguments Aug. 24 in a battle about a 2022 Florida law that placed restrictions on how race-relat [...]
Federal Judge Refuses To Block Florida Union Law
Sen. Blaise Ingoglia, R-Spring Hill, sponsored the bill that will place new restrictions on public-employee unions. Colin Hackley/File NSF
A feder [...]
Florida Alimony Revamp Moves To DeSantis’ Desk
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Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis on Monday formally received a controversial measure that includes eliminating permanent alimony — the Leg [...]
Federal Judge Weighs Challenge To Florida Union Restrictions
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A federal judge heard arguments Friday in an attempt by teachers unions to block key parts of a new Florida law that places additio [...]
Florida-Based Legal Flight Over Masking Up On Planes Ends
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A federal appeals court Thursday ended a Florida-based legal fight over whether airplane passengers and other travelers could be re [...]
Federal Judge Rejects Florida Trans Coverage Ban
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Calling the state’s policy “invidious discrimination” against transgender people, a federal judge ruled that Florida’s prohibition [...]
Sides Battle In Florida Over Speech Rights, Academic Freedom
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University professors and students are urging a federal appeals court to uphold a decision blocking a 2022 Florida law that would r [...]
Florida Supreme Court Weighs Dispute Over Death Penalty Law
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After Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and the Legislature this spring eliminated a requirement for unanimous jury recommendations before [...]