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Orlando Davis, Wild 94.1 FM Sued For Racist, Anti-Semitic Defamation
Erik Mishiyev "DJ Short-E"
TAMPA, Fla. – In November 2020, The Free Press reported on a music industry lawsuit filed by a once-popular hip-hop DJ [...]
State Again Targets Privacy Clause In Florida Abortion Fight
Reiterating its stance that a privacy clause in the Florida Constitution does not protect abortion rights, Attorney General Ashley Moody’s office [...]
Florida Sex-Offender Registry Challenge By Oklahoma Man Rejected
In at least the third similar case filed by out-of-state residents, a federal appeals court Wednesday rejected an Oklahoma man’s constitutional c [...]
Florida Court Rejects Lawsuit In Beef ‘O’ Bradys Restaurant Worker’s Murder
Pictured: Stephen Taylor murdered Sandra Graves in 2017
A divided appeals court Wednesday rejected a lawsuit against the city of DeFuniak Springs [...]
Florida Family Sues ‘Jack In The Box’ After Texas Employee Shoots At Them Over Curly Fries
A young Florida family has sued Jack-In-The-Box restaurants Tuesday after a Houston Jack-In-The-Box employee shot at them over an argument over c [...]
Florida Appeals Court Weighs COVID-19 Data Fight
More than a year after the lawsuit was filed, an appeals court Tuesday waded into a fight about whether the Florida Department of Health should b [...]
Florida Juvenile Solitary Confinement Case Ends
A federal judge has dismissed a long-running lawsuit challenging the use of solitary confinement in Florida juvenile-justice facilities.
U.S. [...]
Florida Abortion Clinic Fights Fine Over Waiting Period
A Central Florida abortion clinic is challenging a potential $193,000 state fine, the third case to emerge in recent weeks about whether clinics [...]
Florida Judge Dismisses Trump’s ‘Russiagate’ Lawsuit Against Hillary Clinton
A federal judge in Florida on Thursday dismissed a lawsuit by former President Donald Trump against his 2016 rival, Hillary Clinton, which allege [...]
“Hatred, Distrust, Ridicule” Lutz Attorney Files Libel Suit Against Client
TARPON SPRINGS, Fla. – From a twisted family-owned-business dispute previously taken to the courts, the family’s corporate attorney has filed a [...]