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Florida Abortion Clinic Appeals License Suspension
A Pensacola abortion clinic went to a state appeals court Tuesday after the Florida Agency for Health Care Administration suspended its license l [...]
State Fires Back In Florida Race-Related Instruction Fight
Lawyers for Gov. Ron DeSantis and Attorney General Ashley Moody are fighting an attempt to block a state law and regulations that limit the way r [...]
14 Years Later US Supreme Court Sides With Florida Over Money In Crash That Catastrophically Injured Child
Nearly 14 years after a Lee County girl was catastrophically injured when she was hit by a truck, the U.S. Supreme Court on Monday said Florida’s [...]
Fight Looms Over Florida Transgender Treatments In Medicaid
National and state legal and LGBTQ-advocacy groups are preparing to fight a move by Gov. Ron DeSantis’ administration to deny Medicaid coverage f [...]
Court Backs Florida Homeowners In Hurricane Damage Dispute
An appeals court Friday sided with homeowners in a dispute about additional damage they found after accepting a check from a property-insurance c [...]
Panel To Interview 17 for Florida Supreme Court Seat
A state panel next week will interview all 17 applicants for a Florida Supreme Court seat that opened when Justice Alan Lawson announced he will [...]
Florida Justices Stay Out Of Fight On DeSantis Redistricting Plan
The Florida Supreme Court on Thursday declined to jump into a congressional redistricting fight, leaving in place a lower-court decision that wou [...]
Car Wash Lights Feud Turns Into The “Nightmare On Peek Street”
HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY, Fla. - A feud regarding lights from a car wash has ended up in court after the plaintiff allegedly shed new light on the sit [...]
Florida Appeals Court Clears Way For USF COVID Shutdown Class-Action
An appeals court Wednesday refused to dismiss a potential class-action lawsuit against the University of South Florida over fees that were collec [...]
SCOTUS Seats Texas Social Media Crackdown, Florida ‘Big Tech’ Law May Face The Same
In a case that could have ramifications for a similar Florida law, the U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday put on hold a Texas law that seeks to crack [...]