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TAMPA, Fla. -The Frank D. Miles Elementary School located at 317 East 124th Avenue has been accused of ignoring the needs of a child known to suffer from asthma and a lawsuit has been filed against the Hillsborough County School Board. On November 22, 2022,…
Read More Hillsborough County School Board Sued Allegedly Neglecting Asthmatic Child
TAMPA, Fla. – A professor at USF in Tampa and a retired Lieutenant Colonel of the United States Air Force are in a legal tango over a deal to write a book. On November 22, Mark Wiser, 54 of Land O’ Lakes sued Marvin Karlins,…
Read More Poker Face: Retired Military Officer Sues USF Professor Over Alleged Bad Book Deal
A federal judge in western New York has granted a preliminary injunction against enforcement of the “private property exclusion” tenet of the state’s new gun control law, calling it unconstitutional. The case, known as Christian et. al. v. Nigrelli, et. al., was brought by the…
Read More Federal Judge Grants Preliminary Injunction In New York Private Property Case
Two Florida Supreme Court justices face the possibility of disqualification from cases challenging the eligibility of candidates to become judges on revamped state appeals courts. Justices John Couriel and Charles Canady served as references for candidates seeking seats on the new 6th District Court of…
Read More Two Florida Supreme Court Justices Face Possibility Of Disqualification From Cases
A U.S. District Judge has struck down as unconstitutional Florida Statute Article 9, Chapter 106, Section 143(3). The statute prohibits school board and other non-partisan election candidates from disclosing their political party affiliations during election campaigns. The complaint was lodged in 2018 with the Florida…
Read More Federal Judge Rules Florida Non-Partisan Elections Statute A Violation Of Free Speech
A federal judge temporarily blocked a Florida law aimed at restricting state colleges and universities from teaching students certain ideologies related to race or sex. Chief U.S. District Judge Mark Walker of the Northern District of Florida blasted the “Individual Freedom Act” – originally pitched as the…
Read More Judge Blocks Florida Law “Individual Freedom Act” Calling It ‘Dystopian’
The Florida Supreme Court on Thursday upheld the conviction and death sentence of a Lee County man in the murder-for-hire death of his wife. Justices unanimously rejected arguments by attorneys for Mark D. Sievers, who was convicted in the 2015 murder of Teresa Sievers, a…
Read More Florida Man Who Contracted His Wife’s Brutal Murder In Missouri Stays On Death Row
Ex-billionaire Sam Bankman-Fried and crypto exchange FTX were sued Tuesday alongside several celebrities, including Tom Brady and Shaquille O’Neal, over an alleged effort to use the stars’ reputation to trick customers into participating in a “Ponzi scheme,” according to court documents. The lawsuit, filed in…
Read More Bucs’ Tom Brady, Shaq Among Those Suing Crypto CEO In Class Action
A Leon County circuit judge on Monday dismissed a lawsuit filed by a South Florida senator challenging the use of state funds to transport migrants from Texas to Martha’s Vineyard in Massachusetts, but advised how to revamp the legal complaint so the case can move…
Read More Judge Says Florida Governor DeSantis Migrant Flights Lawsuit Needs Changes
A federal appeals court Thursday rejected arguments in a civil lawsuit filed by a Jacksonville attorney whose conviction was overturned in a high-profile case about alleged illegal gambling at internet cafes. A three-judge panel of the 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals upheld a district…
Read More Lawyer’s Appeal Rejected In Civil Gambling Case Against Former Florida AG Pam Bondi, Sheriff