Category: In The Courts

A Pensacola abortion clinic went to a state appeals court Tuesday after the Florida Agency for Health Care Administration suspended its license last month. Integrity Medical Care, LLC, which does business as American Family Planning, filed an appeal at the Tallahassee-based 1st District Court of…

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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 race-related issues can be taught in public schools and in workplace training. In a court document filed last week, the…

Read More State Fires Back In Florida Race-Related Instruction Fight

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 Medicaid program can recoup a chunk of the money it paid for her initial care. Justices, in a 7-2…

Read More 14 Years Later US Supreme Court Sides With Florida Over Money In Crash That Catastrophically Injured Child

National and state legal and LGBTQ-advocacy groups are preparing to fight a move by Gov. Ron DeSantis’ administration to deny Medicaid coverage for treatments such as hormone therapy and puberty-blocking medication for transgender people. Lambda Legal, the National Health Law Program, the Florida Health Justice…

Read More Fight Looms Over Florida Transgender Treatments In Medicaid

An appeals court Friday sided with homeowners in a dispute about additional damage they found after accepting a check from a property-insurance company for a claim stemming from Hurricane Matthew. A three-judge panel of the 5th District Court of Appeal overturned a Brevard County circuit-court…

Read More Court Backs Florida Homeowners In Hurricane Damage Dispute

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 retire from the bench on Aug. 31. The Florida Supreme Court Judicial Nominating Commission announced Thursday it will interview all…

Read More Panel To Interview 17 for Florida Supreme Court Seat

The Florida Supreme Court on Thursday declined to jump into a congressional redistricting fight, leaving in place a lower-court decision that would clear the way for using a controversial plan that Gov. Ron DeSantis pushed through the Legislature. Justices, in a 4-1 ruling, rejected a…

Read More Florida Justices Stay Out Of Fight On DeSantis Redistricting Plan

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 situation. Larry S. Aldridge, 67, who has owned his Seffner property for 28 years, built a home there in…

Read More Car Wash Lights Feud Turns Into The “Nightmare On Peek Street”

An appeals court Wednesday refused to dismiss a potential class-action lawsuit against the University of South Florida over fees that were collected from students for on-campus services that were not provided because of the COVID-19 pandemic. The USF case is one of the numerous lawsuits…

Read More Florida Appeals Court Clears Way For USF COVID Shutdown Class-Action

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 down on social-media giants such as Facebook and Twitter. Justices, in a 5-4 ruling, reversed a 5th…

Read More SCOTUS Seats Texas Social Media Crackdown, Florida ‘Big Tech’ Law May Face The Same