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Parkland Parents Go To Florida Supreme Court With Smith & Wesson Case
Florida Circuit Court Judge Elizabeth Scherer formally sentenced the 2018 Parkland, Florida, school shooting’s perpetrator Nikolas Cruz to life impri [...]
Florida Seeks To Recoup $345K From Ex-Prosecutor
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State officials are seeking to recover more than $345,000 from a former North Florida prosecutor who drew the money from a retireme [...]
Lawsuit Alleges Texas Business School Threatened Professor Over Conservative Views
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A tenured University of Texas at Austin (UT) McCombs School of Business professor sued school leaders [...]
Tibbetts Lumber Company Sued Over Alleged Sexually Charged Work Environment In Largo
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ST. PETERSBURG, Fla - A former lumber company employee felt stable in her career until a transfer resulted in an allegedly depraved [...]
Hillsborough County’s Animal Control Saves Three Bulldogs From Neglect, Heat Stroke
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TAMPA, Fla. - Three bulldogs neglected by their owner were seized on February 2nd by Hillsborough County’s Division of Animal Contr [...]
Florida Supreme Court Justices Question Approval Of FPL Rates
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State Supreme Court justices Wednesday questioned whether regulators adequately justified the approval of a settlement that increas [...]
Mental Exams Denied In Florida Transgender Coverage Case
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Two minors who are plaintiffs in a challenge to a state rule prohibiting Medicaid coverage for gender-affirming care for transgende [...]
Lawsuit Filed Against Hillsborough County School Board For Alleged Segregation
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TAMPA, Fla. – A plaintiff suing the Hillsborough County School Board says the federal EEOA (Equal Education Opportunities Act) of 1 [...]
‘Fairness And Diversity’ Courses For Florida Judges Nixed
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The Florida Supreme Court on Thursday deleted part of a rule that has allowed judges to take courses in “fairness and diversity” to [...]
Florida Construction Lawsuit Changes Teed Up
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Lawmakers could continue moving forward next week with a proposal that would shorten the time for residents to file lawsuits about [...]