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Federal Judge Hands Florida Gov. DeSantis A Win On Taxpayer-Funded Gender Treatments
A federal judge on Wednesday handed Florida Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis a victory by blocking an effort to force taxpayer-funded treatments for [...]
What To Consider When Choosing An Attorney
Currently, there are 107,000 members of the bar licensed to operate in the Sunshine State. And many people are still studying to become attorneys [...]
Group Sues Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis Over Migrant Flight Records
An open-government group Monday filed a lawsuit seeking to force Gov. Ron DeSantis’ administration to release additional records about a controve [...]
Florida Department Of Transportation Sued After Man Falls Five Feet Down Into Manhole
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. - The Florida Department of Transportation has been sued over alleged negligence regarding the maintenance and repair of a m [...]
Florida Appeals Court Backs ‘Vaccine Passport’ Ban
In a victory for Gov. Ron DeSantis, a sharply divided federal appeals court Thursday rejected arguments by Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings that Fl [...]
Florida Supreme Court Postpones ‘Marsy’s Law’ Arguments Again
For the third time, the Florida Supreme Court on Thursday postponed arguments in a high-profile case about a 2018 constitutional amendment known [...]
Feds Target Florida Immigration Lawsuit
Saying Florida “cannot identify any direct injury caused by the challenged practices,” the Biden administration on Monday urged a federal judge t [...]
U.S. Supreme Court Rejects Florida Death Row Inmate Case In Murder Of 14-Year-Old Girl
James Dailey contends he was wrongly convicted in the 1985 murder of a 14-year-old girl in Pinellas County.
The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday decl [...]
Suspended Florida Prosecutor Trial Scheduled For Nov. 29
A federal judge has scheduled a Nov. 29 trial in a battle about Gov. Ron DeSantis’ suspension of Hillsborough County State Attorney Andrew Warren [...]
Heiress To Wrigley’s Gum Fortune, Helen Rich, Sued For Defamation
Helen Rich, Undated Twitter Photo
HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY, Fla. - Helen Rich, 73, an heiress and great-granddaughter of Wrigley’s Gum founder, William [...]