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Lawsuit Revived Against Walmart From Florida Woman Who Slipped On A Grape
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A federal appeals court Friday ordered a jury trial in a lawsuit filed by a woman who was injured when she sli [...]
NRA Seeks Rehearing On Florida Gun Law That Prevents Sales To People Under Age 21
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The National Rifle Association on Thursday asked the full 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals to hear arguments in a challen [...]
Construction Lawsuit Changes Head To Florida Governor DeSantis
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis
The Florida Senate gave final approval Wednesday night to a bill that would shorten the time for residents to file l [...]
Court Upholds Detention For Student In Florida With ‘Kill List’
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With judges divided about what it means to post threats, a state appeals court upheld the detention of a Duval County public-school [...]
Florida Supreme Court Turns Down Firefighter Defamation Case
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The Florida Supreme Court on Friday declined to take up an appeal filed by three Miami firefighters after a lower court shielde [...]
Florida Education Fight Goes To Appeals Court
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A challenge to a 2022 law restricting classroom instruction on gender identity and sexual orientation has gone to a federal app [...]
Florida Migrant Flight To Martha’s Vineyard Records Case Appealed
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis
An open-government group is appealing a Leon County circuit judge’s dismissal of a lawsuit alleging that the Florida Dep [...]
Florida Gov. DeSantis Signs Lawsuit Limits
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (Source: File Photo)
After the Senate gave final approval Thursday, Gov. Ron DeSantis on Friday quickly signed a bill ai [...]
Court Clears Way For Lawsuit By Man In Florida Alleging Priest Sexually Abused Him As A Child
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An appeals court Wednesday cleared the way for a man to pursue part of a lawsuit against the Archdiocese of Miami over allegation [...]
Florida Death Row Inmate Files Appeal At Supreme Court To Block Execution
Louis Bernard Gaskin (Source: Booking Photo)
An attorney for Death Row inmate Louis Bernard Gaskin on Wednesday went to the Florida Supreme Court [...]