After three earlier attempts ended in vetoes, the House on Tuesday gave final approval to a bill that would overhaul Florida’s alimony laws. The House voted 102-12 to pass the measure (SB 1416), which the Senate approved last month. It now will go to Gov.…
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Florida Judge Rules Blood Not ‘Pollutant’ For Insurance After Man Found Dead From Break In
A Florida appeals court Friday upheld a ruling that a property insurer should cover the costs of cleaning up blood after a burglary, rejecting arguments that blood was a “pollutant” excluded from coverage under a homeowners’ policy. The ruling by a panel of the 5th…
Read More Florida Judge Rules Blood Not ‘Pollutant’ For Insurance After Man Found Dead From Break InNAACP, LWV Lawsuit Challenges Florida Voter Registration Form
The League of Women Voters of Florida and the NAACP filed a federal lawsuit Wednesday, contending that a state voter registration application does not properly inform voters about eligibility requirements. The lawsuit centers on felons who, under a 2018 state constitutional amendment, can have voting…
Read More NAACP, LWV Lawsuit Challenges Florida Voter Registration FormCourt Backs Florida Atlantic University Over COVID-19 Shutdown
As the Florida Supreme Court considers a similar case, an appeals court Wednesday rejected a class-action lawsuit that Florida Atlantic University students filed because of a campus shutdown early in the COVID-19 pandemic. The FAU lawsuit is one of numerous cases filed in Florida and…
Read More Court Backs Florida Atlantic University Over COVID-19 ShutdownFlorida House To Subpoena Trans Treatment Information
In a rarely used move, a Florida House committee on Monday gave permission to its chairman to issue subpoenas to two medical groups that support gender-affirming care for children. The Republican-controlled House Health & Human Services Committee voted along party lines to allow Chairman Randy…
Read More Florida House To Subpoena Trans Treatment InformationFlorida Martha’s Vineyard Migrant Flights Lawsuit Dismissed
Immigrant-advocacy groups have dropped a lawsuit filed after Gov. Ron DeSantis’ administration flew 49 migrants from Texas to Martha’s Vineyard in Massachusetts last year. Lawyers for the Florida Immigrant Coalition, Americans for Immigrant Justice, and Hope CommUnity Center filed a notice Wednesday in federal court…
Read More Florida Martha’s Vineyard Migrant Flights Lawsuit DismissedProsecutor, Andrew Gillum’s Attorney Offer Different Pictures
Prosecutors on Tuesday laid out a complex set of corruption charges against former Florida Democratic gubernatorial candidate Andrew Gillum, as his lawyers argued that the federal government “put a target on the back” of the onetime rising political star. The opening arguments came in what…
Read More Prosecutor, Andrew Gillum’s Attorney Offer Different PicturesFOX News, Dominion Voting Systems Reach $787 Million Settlement
Today, FOX News Media announced that a settlement was reached in the Dominion Voting Systems lawsuit. In making the announcement, the network said, “We are pleased to have reached a settlement of our dispute with Dominion Voting Systems. We acknowledge the Court’s rulings finding certain…
Read More FOX News, Dominion Voting Systems Reach $787 Million SettlementJudge Rejects Florida ‘Intellectual Freedom’ Case
A federal judge has tossed out a challenge to a controversial 2021 Florida law that includes requiring surveys about “intellectual freedom and viewpoint diversity” on state college and university campuses. Chief U.S. District Judge Mark Walker issued a 22-page decision Monday that said plaintiffs, including…
Read More Judge Rejects Florida ‘Intellectual Freedom’ CaseJury Seated In Former Florida Democratic Gubernatorial Candidate Andrew Gillum Trial
A federal jury was empaneled Monday in the trial of former Florida Democratic gubernatorial candidate Andrew Gillum, who was indicted last year on corruption charges including wire fraud and lying to federal investigators. Gillum, a former Tallahassee mayor, catapulted to rising-star status in Democratic circles…
Read More Jury Seated In Former Florida Democratic Gubernatorial Candidate Andrew Gillum Trial