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Rent Control Battle Goes To Florida Supreme Court
Orange County has gone to the Florida Supreme Court in a battle about a ballot measure aimed at rent control.
The county last week filed a no [...]
Florida Migrant Relocation Program Draws Another Legal Challenge
Accusing Gov. Ron DeSantis of an “attempt to legalize state-sponsored harassment,” immigrant-advocacy groups filed a federal lawsuit challenging [...]
Tampa Whistleblower Suit Filed In Continuing Saga Of Envirofocus Technologies
TAMPA, Fla. – Florida’s major battery recycler and lead smelter, has been sued for violating Florida’s Private Sector Whistleblower’s Act.
T [...]
Appeals Court Orders Hearing For Florida Woman Convicted Of ‘Revenge Killing’
Janepsy Carballo, 45
An appeals court Wednesday ordered an evidentiary hearing in a case in which a Miami-Dade County woman was convicted of killi [...]
Florida Abortion Clinic Fights Waiting Period Fine
In one of a series of similar cases, a Broward County abortion clinic is fighting a $56,000 state fine stemming from allegations that it did not [...]
State Attorney Suspended By Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis Testifies In Bid To Get Job Back
Andrew Warren, a twice-elected Hillsborough County state attorney suspended by Gov. Ron DeSantis in August, took the stand Tuesday as he testifie [...]
Florida Governor DeSantis Top Aides Added In Migrant Flight Lawsuit
Two top aides to Gov. Ron DeSantis were added as defendants Tuesday in a potential class-action lawsuit stemming from the DeSantis administration [...]
Former Florida Correctional Officer Asks Appeals Court To Overturn Medical Marijuana Dismissal
In what could be a first-of-its-kind case in Florida, a former state correctional officer is asking an appeals court to overturn his dismissal fo [...]
Florida Woman Sues Kraft For $5 Million Because Her Mac ‘N’ Cheese Took Too Long To Make
If you don’t think America is an overly litigious society, meet Amanda Ramirez.
The South Florida woman recently sued one of America’s biggest [...]
Judge Accepts Plea Deal Of Florida Man Who Brutally Killed Neighbors, Chewed Man’s Face Off
A judge has accepted a plea deal for a man who randomly killed a Florida couple in their garage six years ago and then chewed on one victim’s fac [...]