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A federal appeals court Friday cleared the way for two Palm Beach County firefighters to pursue a lawsuit over being disciplined for Facebook posts. A panel of the 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals overturned part of a district judge’s rulings in favor of Palm…
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Today, Governor Ron DeSantis and Attorney General Ashley Moody announced Florida is leading 20 states in a multistate action against the unlawful mask mandate on public transportation kept in place by the Biden Administration. Attorney General Moody and joining states argue that the Center for…
Read More Florida Gov. DeSantis, AG Moody Announce Lawsuit Against CDC For Public Transportation Mask Mandate
A Florida woman has filed suit against Russian president Vladimir Putin, and wants him ousted over fears of nuclear war. According to court documents, 69-year-old Brenda C. Armstead, says she has feared nuclear war since she was 8-years-old and recent news articles about Russia’s attack…
Read More Florida Woman Sues Russian President Vladimir Putin, Wants Him Ousted Over Nuclear War Threats
TAMPA, FL, – WFLA News Channel 8’s parent company, Nexstar Media, Inc., filed suit on March 4 against a St. Petersburg true-crime podcast production company and creator for copyright infringement. Based in Irving, Texas, Nexstar filed its suit in the U.S. District Court for the…
Read More WFLA Parent Company Files Suit Against Alleged “Bootlegging” Local Podcast Company
In a case involving a man who has been on Death Row for more than four decades, Attorney General Ashley Moody’s office and the inmate’s lawyers are battling in the Florida Supreme Court about allowing DNA testing of evidence. The dispute is unusual, at least…
Read More Florida AG Moody, Death Row Inmate Battle Over DNA Testing
The title “life coach” is one of those nebulous jobs that inspires thoughts of a New Age, hippie pursuit that possibly doubles as a scam, or alternatively is the fruit of a genuine desire by someone motivated to teach other people how to live and…
Read More Florida Woman And State Spar In Court Over Whether Giving Dietary Advice Is A Job Or Free Speech
HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY, FL. – The Salvation Army and the Catholic Diocese of St. Petersburg are at civil odds in the Hillsborough County courts. Both faith organizations are conditional beneficiaries over what appears to be a multi-million dollar bequeathment by a Clearwater widow who died in…
Read More Salvation Army, Catholic Diocese Of St. Petersburg At Civil Odds Over $5,000,000 Estate
A divided state appeals court Friday sided with a juvenile who objected to the use of Zoom technology to hold a hearing on allegations that he violated gun laws. A panel of the 2nd District Court of Appeal, in a 2-1 decision, ordered a new…
Read More Court Sides With Florida Juvenile On Zoom Hearing
In what a dissenting justice called a “fundamental shift,” the Florida Supreme Court on Thursday issued a ruling that likely will make it harder for many plaintiffs suing tobacco companies about smoking-related illnesses. The 6-1 ruling dealt with plaintiffs in a large group of cases…
Read More Tobacco Industry Gets Win At Florida Supreme Court
With Gov. Ron DeSantis vowing to veto a congressional redistricting plan, a lawsuit filed late Friday asks a federal court to set new U.S. House districts that would be used in this fall’s elections. The lawsuit, filed in the federal Northern District of Florida by…
Read More Lawsuit Asks Federal Court To Set Florida Congressional Map