A federal appeals court will hear arguments Wednesday in a civil lawsuit that a Jacksonville attorney filed after his conviction was overturned in a high-profile case about alleged illegal gambling at internet cafes. Attorney Kelly Mathis wants the 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals to…
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In a long-running legal battle, a federal judge has rejected arguments that the Florida High School Athletic Association improperly prevented Christian schools from offering a prayer over a stadium loudspeaker before a 2015 state championship football game. U.S. District Judge Charlene Edwards Honeywell issued a…
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With lawmakers heading into a special legislative session this month, Secretary of State Laurel Lee is asking a federal court to put on hold a case that argues judges should set Florida’s new congressional districts. Lee filed a motion Friday in U.S. district court in…
Read More State Says Florida Redistricting Case Should Be Put On Hold
Anticipating a ruling that will uphold a 24-hour abortion waiting period in Florida, opponents have asked a judge to at least temporarily delay putting the decision into effect. Attorneys for plaintiffs in a challenge to the waiting-period law filed a motion late Friday seeking a…
Read More Delay In Florida Abortion Waiting Period Sought
Opponents of a controversial 2021 law asked a federal judge this weekend to prevent the state from moving forward with surveys about “intellectual freedom and viewpoint diversity” on college and university campuses. Attorneys for students, faculty members, and groups challenging the law filed an emergency…
Read More Foes Ask Judge To Block Florida ‘Intellectual Freedom’ Surveys
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…
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A Leon County circuit judge indicated Wednesday she will uphold a 2015 state law that would require women to wait 24 hours before having abortions, opponents of the law said. Circuit Judge Angela Dempsey held a hearing on a motion by Attorney General Ashley Moody’s…
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More than two decades after pipe-bomb explosions shook Florida A&M University, a federal appeals court Wednesday upheld a 54-year prison sentence for a man who was convicted of planting the bombs in what authorities said were racially motivated incidents. A three-judge panel of the 11th…
Read More Sentence Upheld In Pipe Bombings At Florida A&M University
A Leon County circuit judge will hear arguments Wednesday as the state tries to end a challenge to a 2015 law aimed at requiring women to wait 24 hours before having abortions. The Florida Supreme Court in 2017 approved a temporary injunction against the law,…
Read More Florida Judge To Consider Abortion Waiting Period
A $112.1 billion budget that lawmakers passed last week covers more than the state’s basics for education, health care, and law enforcement. The budget and a series of accompanying bills include spending on everything from new state planes to zoos. Gov. Ron DeSantis has line-item…
Read More Florida Planned Spending Ranges From Airplanes To Zoos