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Judge Weighs Arguments On Florida Race-Related Instruction Law
A federal judge is expected to decide this week whether to block a new state law that would restrict the way certain race-related concepts can be [...]
U.S. Supreme Court Rejects Appeal For Florida Man In The Kidnapping, Murder Of Jeanne Bickner
The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday refused to take up an appeal in the 1984 murder of a woman who met the killer in the parking lot of a Tallahassee, [...]
Florida Surgeons Challenge ‘Brazilian Butt Lift’ Restrictions
Seven plastic surgeons are asking an appeals court to block a new state emergency rule that placed additional restrictions on procedures known as [...]
Supreme Court Strikes Down Voucher Program That Discriminated Against Religious Schools
Reagan Reese
The Supreme Court struck down a Maine education policy Tuesday that excluded religious schools from a private school tuition ass [...]
State Seeks To Clear Way For 15-Week Abortion Limit In Florida
Attorneys for the state are fighting an attempt to block a 15-week abortion limit that is slated to take effect July 1.
Lawyers in Attorney Ge [...]
Florida Big Tech Law Fight Headed To Supreme Court
Attorneys for the state and online-industry groups plan to go to the U.S. Supreme Court in a battle about a 2021 Florida law that would crack dow [...]
In Search Of Diggity: Humane Society Of Tampa Bay Drops Case Against Pawlicious Poochie Pet Rescue
In February and March, The Free Press reported The Humane Society of Tampa Bay had been sued by Pawlicious Poochie Pet Rescue of St. Petersburg. [...]
Florida Backed Property Insurer Sees 970 Lawsuits A Month
The state-backed Citizens Property Insurance Corp. was served with 3,881 lawsuits during the first four months of 2022, as its number of customer [...]
Appeal Denied For Florida Death Row Inmate Who Murdered Woman And Her 3 Children
The Florida Supreme Court on Thursday rejected an appeal by a Death Row inmate convicted of killing his girlfriend and her three children in 1998 in [...]
Florida Court Rejects Challenges To Grand-Jury Report In Parkland School Shooting
An appeals court Wednesday rejected attempts to block the release of information in a final report by a statewide grand jury formed to investigat [...]