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Judge Lifts Stay On Florida Redistricting Ruling

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

$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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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 [...]
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