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Alimony Overhaul Heads To Florida Gov. DeSantis
Source: Pixels
After three earlier attempts ended in vetoes, the House on Tuesday gave final approval to a bill that would overhaul Florida’s alim [...]
Florida Judge Rules Blood Not ‘Pollutant’ For Insurance After Man Found Dead From Break In
TFP File Photo
A Florida appeals court Friday upheld a ruling that a property insurer should cover the costs of cleaning up blood after a burglary [...]
NAACP, LWV Lawsuit Challenges Florida Voter Registration Form
Source: TFP File Photo
The League of Women Voters of Florida and the NAACP filed a federal lawsuit Wednesday, contending that a state voter regist [...]
Court Backs Florida Atlantic University Over COVID-19 Shutdown
Source: FAU
As the Florida Supreme Court considers a similar case, an appeals court Wednesday rejected a class-action lawsuit that Florida Atlanti [...]
Florida House To Subpoena Trans Treatment Information
Source: TFP File Photo
In a rarely used move, a Florida House committee on Monday gave permission to its chairman to issue subpoenas to two medica [...]
Florida Martha’s Vineyard Migrant Flights Lawsuit Dismissed
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis
Immigrant-advocacy groups have dropped a lawsuit filed after Gov. Ron DeSantis’ administration flew 49 migrants from Tex [...]
Prosecutor, Andrew Gillum’s Attorney Offer Different Pictures
Former Democratic gubernatorial candidate Andrew Gillum enters the federal courthouse in Tallahassee on Monday. (TOM URBAN, NSF)
Prosecutors on Tu [...]
FOX News, Dominion Voting Systems Reach $787 Million Settlement
FOX News Host Tucker Carlson
Today, FOX News Media announced that a settlement was reached in the Dominion Voting Systems lawsuit.
In making th [...]
Judge Rejects Florida ‘Intellectual Freedom’ Case
TFP File Photo
A federal judge has tossed out a challenge to a controversial 2021 Florida law that includes requiring surveys about “intellectual [...]
Jury Seated In Former Florida Democratic Gubernatorial Candidate Andrew Gillum Trial
Andrew Gillum (TFP File Photo)
A federal jury was empaneled Monday in the trial of former Florida Democratic gubernatorial candidate Andrew Gillum [...]