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Judge Lifts Stay On Florida Redistricting Ruling
After issuing a temporary injunction last week against a congressional redistricting plan pushed through the Legislature by Gov. Ron DeSantis, a [...]
$5,000 Bounty For Capture Of Alleged Felony Trespassers Leads To Defamation Lawsuit
Purported real-estate investors David Sidoti, Benjamin Mears, and Robert Mears say they are being falsely accused of trespassing on a vacant 184-acre [...]
Whopper Lawsuit Filed Against Burger King
PINELLAS COUNTY, Fla. - On May 10, Linda D. Watson filed suit in the Pinellas County court system against a Burger King located in Darien, Georgi [...]
Ruling Eyed In Florida ‘Big Tech’ Fight
As a battle continues about the constitutionality of a Florida law that seeks to crack down on social-media giants such as Facebook and Twitter, [...]
Florida Court To Hear Arguments In Cruise Line Vaccine Passport Appeal
Gov. Ron DeSantis and other Republicans took aim at vaccine passports as they pushed to end COVID-19 restrictions.
But Norwegian Cruise Line H [...]
Judge Boots Case Against Florida Gov. DeSantis Over Disney’s Self-Government District
A federal judge has booted a lawsuit filed against Gov. Ron DeSantis over the pending dissolution of Disney’s Reedy Creek Improvement District. T [...]
Life Sentence Upheld For Juvenile In 1983 Florida Murder
A state appeals court Wednesday upheld a life sentence for a man who was 15-years-old when he was charged in the 1983 killing of a Bay County foo [...]
Ninth Circuit Panel Strikes Semi-Auto Rifle Ban For Young Adults In SAF Case
On Wednesday, a three-judge panel for the Ninth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals struck down a California prohibition on sales of semiautomatic rifles t [...]
Judge Approves Injunction Against Florida Redistricting Plan
Finding a congressional redistricting map pushed by Gov. Ron DeSantis likely unconstitutional, a circuit judge Wednesday granted a temporary inju [...]
Court Rules Against Florida Restaurant In COVID-19 Shutdown
Less than a week after federal judges reached a similar conclusion, a Florida appeals court ruled Wednesday that an insurer was not required to c [...]