Category: In The Courts

Adding to a series of similar rulings across the state, an appeals court Friday rejected two lawsuits alleging the University of Central Florida should be required to refund money to students because of a campus shutdown early in the COVID-19 pandemic. A panel of the…

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A federal appeals court Friday cleared the way for a Florida prison inmate to pursue part of a lawsuit alleging violation of his rights during Ramadan, a month-long period of fasting and prayer for Muslims. Inmate Akeem Muhammad said in the lawsuit that during Ramadan…

Read More Federal Judge Clears Way For Lawsuit Over Ramadan Meals In Florida Prison

The Florida Supreme Court said Wednesday it will hear arguments Oct. 4 in a challenge to the constitutionality of a 2021 state law that enhanced penalties and created new crimes in protests that turn violent. Justices are taking up the case after a panel of…

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A new Florida state law lowering the number of jurors required to recommend death sentences has spurred a rash of litigation, triggered conflicting judicial rulings and infused an additional level of uncertainty in capital cases. The changes have caused what numerous attorneys called “chaos” in…

Read More Courts Grapple With Florida Death Penalty Change

ESCAMBIA COUNTY, Fla – The Escambia County School Board on Monday urged a federal judge to toss out a lawsuit filed by authors, a publishing company, parents and a non-profit organization challenging the removal or restriction of books in school libraries. The lawsuit, filed in…

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A federal appeals court this week will hear arguments in a fight about a 2022 Florida law that placed restrictions on how race-related issues can be addressed in workplace training — part of what Gov. Ron DeSantis dubbed the “Stop WOKE Act.” Attorneys for the…

Read More Court To Hear Arguments In Florida ‘Stop WOKE’ Business Fight

For the second time in less than a year, a Central Florida federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit challenging a 2022 state law that restricts instruction about gender identity and sexual orientation in schools. U.S. District Judge Wendy Berger on Wednesday issued a 37-page ruling…

Read More Judge Tosses Out Challenge To Florida Education Law

A sharply divided appeals court Wednesday rejected workers’ compensation insurance benefits for a general manager of an Orlando rental-car agency who was shot seven times while on the job. A panel of the 1st District Court of Appeal, in a 2-1 decision, said Mohammed Bouayad…

Read More Benefits Rejected For Manager Of Orlando Rental Car Agency Who Was Shot On The Job

Attorneys for the state of Florida are trying to fend off an attempt to create a class-action lawsuit out of a challenge to new restrictions on treatments for transgender people. The state on Monday filed a 28-page court document urging U.S. District Judge Robert Hinkle…

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After a major U.S. Supreme Court ruling last year on Second Amendment rights, the Florida Supreme Court could decide whether to uphold a state law barring possession of guns by convicted felons. An attorney for convicted felon William Edenfield on Tuesday asked the Florida Supreme…

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