With the troubled property-insurance industry blaming roof-damage claims for driving up costs, Florida lawmakers in May approved scaling back a requirement to replace roofs. But seven months later, a contractors group and a roofing company have gone to a state appeals court as they argue…
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From abortion to Big Tech to guns, Florida heads into 2023 with courts weighing high-profile legal fights. Here are 10 issues to watch: — ABORTION: The Florida Supreme Court is considering a challenge to a new law that prevents abortions after 15 weeks of pregnancy.…
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Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis last week joined 24 other Republican governors in asking President Joe Biden to end a COVID-19 emergency declaration that has helped lead to a surge in enrollment in Florida’s Medicaid program. The governors sent a letter that urged Biden to allow…
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Professors and other plaintiffs are urging a federal appeals court to keep in place a preliminary injunction against a new Florida law that seeks to restrict the way race-related concepts can be taught in universities. Attorneys in two challenges to the law filed documents Thursday…
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A divided appeals court has backed the Florida Department of Management Services in a dispute about whether a union representing state workers engaged in unfair labor practices. A panel of the 1st District Court of Appeal, in a 2-1 ruling, overturned a dismissal of the…
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The Florida Supreme Court on Thursday approved a request by Gov. Ron DeSantis to impanel a statewide grand jury to investigate alleged wrongdoing related to COVID-19 vaccines. The Supreme Court issued an order that impaneled a grand jury for a year and appointed Hillsborough County…
Read More Florida Supreme Court Approves DeSantis Grand Jury To Investigate Adverse Reactions Of COVID-19 Vaccines
Local governments in Northwest Florida and Miami-Dade County have filed lawsuits seeking damages from the global consulting firm McKinsey & Company over its past work in helping market opioids. Eight Northwest Florida counties and four cities, stretching from Tallahassee to Pensacola, filed a lawsuit Monday…
Read More Florida Cities, Counties File Suits Over Opioid Epidemic
Gov. Ron DeSantis has signaled that he will make a priority of passing a long-debated proposal that would prevent teachers from having union dues deducted from their paychecks. DeSantis supported the proposal Monday during a speech in Orlando, describing it as “paycheck protection legislation.” The…
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Nearly two years after the controversial measure passed, a federal judge next month will consider the constitutionality of a Florida law that requires conducting surveys on state college and university campuses about “intellectual freedom and viewpoint diversity” and includes other changes that opponents argue violate…
Read More Federal Judge Poised To Hear Florida ‘Intellectual Freedom’ Fight
The Florida Supreme Court on Thursday tossed out challenges to the eligibility of six candidates for seats on revamped state appeals courts, setting the stage for Gov. Ron DeSantis to make appointments. Justices rejected arguments that the challenged candidates are ineligible because they live outside…
Read More Florida Supreme Court Rejects Challenges To Judicial Candidates