A state appeals court Tuesday will hear arguments in a dispute about whether Gov. Ron DeSantis’ administration violated Florida’s public records law by not properly providing documents about a controversial plan to fly migrants from Texas to Massachusetts last year. A three-judge panel of the…
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Florida Life Advocates Sue Clearwater In Free Speech Case, Abortion Facility Bubble Zone
CLEARWATER, Fla. – Attorneys with the Thomas More Society filed an amended complaint in federal court on June 7, 2023, representing a group of Florida life advocates who say their free speech rights are being violated solely because they share a pro-life message. According to…
Read More Florida Life Advocates Sue Clearwater In Free Speech Case, Abortion Facility Bubble ZoneAppeals Court Urged To Reverse Florida Education Ruling
Arguing that the measure has violated speech rights and led to discrimination, attorneys for students, parents and teachers are urging a federal appeals court to revive a challenge to a 2022 Florida law that restricts instruction about gender identity and sexual orientation in schools. The…
Read More Appeals Court Urged To Reverse Florida Education RulingState Of Florida Racks Up Win In Immigration Fight With Biden Admin
A federal appeals court Monday sided with Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody and kept in place rulings that blocked Biden administration immigration policies. A panel of the 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals rejected a request by the Biden administration for a stay of two…
Read More State Of Florida Racks Up Win In Immigration Fight With Biden AdminJudge To Weigh Florida ‘Drag Show’ Legal Fight
Arguing that the measure does not “target” drag shows, Gov. Ron DeSantis’ administration is urging a federal judge to toss out a constitutional challenge to a new law that bars children from attending “adult live performances.” State lawyers filed arguments Friday as U.S. District Judge…
Read More Judge To Weigh Florida ‘Drag Show’ Legal FightFlorida Supreme Court Allows Lawsuit Over University Football Player’s Death
The Florida Supreme Court on Thursday declined to take up an appeal by Stetson University in a case stemming from the death of a 19-year-old football player who collapsed on the sideline during a 2017 practice. The decision effectively let stand a ruling by the…
Read More Florida Supreme Court Allows Lawsuit Over University Football Player’s DeathFlorida Justices Turn Down Request From Parkland Parents In Smith & Wesson Case
The Florida Supreme Court on Thursday declined a request by parents of a slain student to weigh in on a potential lawsuit against gun maker Smith & Wesson and a gun seller stemming from the 2018 mass shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School. The…
Read More Florida Justices Turn Down Request From Parkland Parents In Smith & Wesson CaseJudge Backs Florida AG Ashley Moody In Opioid Settlement Fight
Rejecting arguments by public hospital districts and school boards, a Leon County circuit judge has backed Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody in a battle about opioid-epidemic settlements with the pharmaceutical industry. Judge John Cooper, in a 15-page decision, ruled that Moody had the authority to…
Read More Judge Backs Florida AG Ashley Moody In Opioid Settlement FightState Seeks To End Florida A&M University Discrimination Case
A federal judge will hear arguments Thursday in an attempt by the state to scuttle a potential class-action lawsuit that alleges discrimination against Florida A&M University in funding and programs. Attorneys for six FAMU students filed the lawsuit in September in federal court in Tallahassee…
Read More State Seeks To End Florida A&M University Discrimination CaseHot Tub Disease Prompts Lawsuit Against Clearwater Mobile Home Park
CLEARWATER, Fla. – A married Pinellas County couple has sued a mobile home park and two service contractors over a disease afflicting the husband. The couple are tenants of the park. The lawsuit alleges the enduring illness was contracted in July 2022 from using the…
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