Category: In The Courts

Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody’s office is urging the Florida Supreme Court to dismiss cases about a new death-penalty sentencing law, saying the cases are premature. Jason Looney and Guerry Hertz, who were convicted of committing murders in 1997 in Wakulla County, appealed to the…

Read More Florida AG Moody Urges Supreme Court To Dismiss Appeals Filed In 2 Death Penalty Cases

Rejecting allegations of potential wrongdoing, a Delaware judge this week sided with The Walt Disney Co. in a stockholder’s attempt to get records related to the company’s opposition to a 2022 Florida law that restricted instruction about sexual orientation and gender identity in schools. Attorneys…

Read More Delaware Judge Backs Disney In Stockholder Lawsuit

A federal appeals court will hear arguments Aug. 24 in a battle about a 2022 Florida law that placed restrictions on how race-related issues can be addressed in workplace training. A panel of the 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals will hear arguments in Atlanta…

Read More Arguments Set On Florida Workplace Training Law

A federal judge Monday refused to block key parts of a new Florida law that places additional restrictions on public-employee unions, turning down a request from teachers unions that argue the law violates First Amendment and contract rights. Chief U.S. District Judge Mark Walker declined…

Read More Federal Judge Refuses To Block Florida Union Law

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis on Monday formally received a controversial measure that includes eliminating permanent alimony — the Legislature’s fourth attempt in recent years at rewriting the state’s alimony laws. The bill (SB 1416), in part, would eliminate permanent alimony and create a formula for…

Read More Florida Alimony Revamp Moves To DeSantis’ Desk

A federal judge heard arguments Friday in an attempt by teachers unions to block key parts of a new Florida law that places additional restrictions on public-employee unions. Chief U.S. District Judge Mark Walker did not immediately rule on a request by the Florida Education…

Read More Federal Judge Weighs Challenge To Florida Union Restrictions

A federal appeals court Thursday ended a Florida-based legal fight over whether airplane passengers and other travelers could be required to wear masks during the COVID-19 pandemic. A three-judge panel of the 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals said the case is moot, as a…

Read More Florida-Based Legal Flight Over Masking Up On Planes Ends

Calling the state’s policy “invidious discrimination” against transgender people, a federal judge ruled that Florida’s prohibition against Medicaid coverage for gender-affirming care such as puberty blockers and hormone therapy is unconstitutional. U.S. District Judge Robert Hinkle’s ruling Wednesday largely echoed a decision he issued earlier…

Read More Federal Judge Rejects Florida Trans Coverage Ban

University professors and students are urging a federal appeals court to uphold a decision blocking a 2022 Florida law that would restrict the way race-related concepts can be taught in classrooms — a law that Gov. Ron DeSantis dubbed the “Stop WOKE Act.” Attorneys for…

Read More Sides Battle In Florida Over Speech Rights, Academic Freedom

After Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and the Legislature this spring eliminated a requirement for unanimous jury recommendations before death sentences can be imposed, the Florida Supreme Court said Tuesday it will decide whether the new law should apply to resentencing proceedings for two men convicted…

Read More Florida Supreme Court Weighs Dispute Over Death Penalty Law