Pointing to a ruling in a California case, lawyers for the National Rifle Association this week urged a federal appellate court to strike down a Florida law prohibiting sales of rifles and other long guns to adults under age 21. A three-judge panel of the…
Read More NRA Says Ruling Bolsters Challenge To Florida Gun Law
Nearly a month into a jury trial over the opioid epidemic, Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody on Thursday announced the state had reached a $683 million settlement with Walgreens Co. The pharmacy chain was the sole remaining defendant in a sweeping lawsuit that the attorney…
Read More Walgreens To Pay $683 Million In Florida Opioids Lawsuit
Lawyers for Gov. Ron DeSantis’ administration tried to persuade a federal appeals court Thursday to undo a preliminary injunction that blocked a controversial law seeking to prevent social-media behemoths such as Twitter and Facebook from stripping politicians and other users from online platforms. The arguments…
Read More Court Of Appeals Scrutinizes Florida Gov. DeSantis’ Crackdown On Social Media
Amid chaos over a redistricting bill that temporarily brought floor proceedings to a halt, the state House on Thursday gave final approval to a plan pushed by Gov. Ron DeSantis to strip Walt Disney World of unique self-governing power in Central Florida. The House’s 70-38…
Read More Florida Lawmakers Strip Disney Of Special District
The Florida Supreme Court on Thursday left open the possibility of reviewing two proposals that would expand gambling in the state, while rejecting a review of a stalled ballot initiative on broadening Medicaid eligibility. The court’s actions could make it easier to get on the…
Read More Florida Supreme Court Leaves Door Open On Gambling
After inking $2.4 billion in settlements with prescription drug manufacturers, distributors and retailers, the state is set for a courtroom showdown with Walgreens over the pharmacy giant’s role in the opioid epidemic. A long-awaited trial in the case kicked off Monday morning in Pasco County,…
Read More Walgreens, Florida Square Off In Opioids Trial
With jury selection scheduled to begin next week in the state’s lawsuit against opioid manufacturers, distributors and retailers, Attorney General Ashley Moody reached settlements totaling more than $870 million with nearly all of the defendants in the case. Moody on Wednesday announced that the state…
Read More Florida Reaches Opioid Settlements Topping $870 Million
It’s been almost two months since backers of an effort to bring Las Vegas-style casino gambling to North Florida failed to submit enough signatures in time to make it onto the November ballot, but legal jousting over the proposal hasn’t abated. The fight over the…
Read More Florida Gambling Grudge Match Continues In Court
Continuing to take a rare stance against the National Rifle Association, the state this week tried to convince a panel of federal judges to uphold a law that bans the sales of rifles and other long guns to people under age 21. The Republican-controlled Legislature…
Read More Appeals Court Weighs Challenge To Florida Gun Law
An attorney for Gov. Ron DeSantis drew skepticism Thursday from a federal appeals court during arguments in a challenge to a controversial law that enhanced penalties and created new crimes in protests that turn violent. DeSantis championed the measure after nationwide protests focused on racial…
Read More Appeals Court Questions Florida Over Protest Law