Author: Jack Kaminsky
Federal Judge Spars With Attorneys Over Florida Race Instruction Law
A federal judge on Thursday sparred with attorneys about a controversial state law that restricts the way race-related concepts can be taught in [...]
Biden Issues Pardons, Looks At Pot Reclassification
Saying “it makes no sense,” President Joe Biden on Thursday pardoned thousands of people convicted of marijuana possession under federal law and [...]
Feds Target Florida Immigration Lawsuit
Saying Florida “cannot identify any direct injury caused by the challenged practices,” the Biden administration on Monday urged a federal judge t [...]
Lawsuit Seeks To Block Florida Gov. DeSantis’ Migrant Flights
Lawyers representing asylum seekers who were allegedly “tricked” into going from Texas to Martha’s Vineyard on flights funded by Gov. Ron DeSanti [...]
State Picks North Florida Farmer For Pot License
The owner of a Suwanee County farm is in line to be the state’s newest medical-marijuana operator, beating out 11 other applicants competing for [...]
Fight Over Suspended Florida Prosecutor Headed To Trial
A federal judge on Monday refused to dismiss a lawsuit filed by suspended Hillsborough County State Attorney Andrew Warren but also rejected the [...]
Details Sought As Florida Schools Carry Out Parental Rights In Education Law
Plaintiffs challenging a Florida law restricting instruction on gender identity and sexual orientation in schools are asking a judge to reverse a [...]
Florida National Guard To Work At Short-Staffed Prisons
Pay hikes, shorter shifts and shuttering facilities are some of the strategies Florida has employed to try to rehabilitate a prison system that l [...]
Florida Judge Criticizes State On Marijuana Licenses
An appeals-court judge this week chided Florida health officials for not following up on promises to grant additional medical-marijuana licenses [...]
Florida Gov. DeSantis Draws Criticism For Prosecutor Suspension
More than 100 legal scholars and dozens of former judges, prosecutors, and police chiefs are decrying Gov. Ron DeSantis’ suspension of Hillsborou [...]