Author: Leslie Bolden
Florida Justices Back DeSantis’ Request For Statewide Grand Jury To Investigate Human Smuggling, Illegal Immigration
The Florida Supreme Court on Wednesday approved Gov. Ron DeSantis’ request to impanel a statewide grand jury to investigate immigration-related i [...]
State Asks Judge To Toss Out Florida Education Fight
Attorney General Ashley Moody’s office is asking a federal judge to toss out a challenge to a controversial new law that restricts instruction on gen [...]
Court Backs Florida Man In Religious Sign Dispute
A federal appeals court Tuesday sided with a man who challenged a Fort Myers Beach ordinance that prevented him from carrying a sign with a Chris [...]
Florida Court Rejects Arguments On Pot License
A federal appeals court Wednesday dealt a setback to long-running efforts by a Tampa firm to get a state medical-marijuana license.
A three-ju [...]
Judge Rejects Florida State University COVID Campus Shutdown Case
In one of a series of similar cases across the state, a circuit judge tossed out a potential class-action lawsuit that argued Florida State Unive [...]
Florida Surgeons Challenge ‘Brazilian Butt Lift’ Restrictions
Seven plastic surgeons are asking an appeals court to block a new state emergency rule that placed additional restrictions on procedures known as [...]
State Seeks To Clear Way For 15-Week Abortion Limit In Florida
Attorneys for the state are fighting an attempt to block a 15-week abortion limit that is slated to take effect July 1.
Lawyers in Attorney Ge [...]
Florida Big Tech Law Fight Headed To Supreme Court
Attorneys for the state and online-industry groups plan to go to the U.S. Supreme Court in a battle about a 2021 Florida law that would crack dow [...]
Court Rejects Injunction In Florida Redistricting Battle
An appeals court Friday tossed out a temporary injunction that would have blocked the use of a congressional redistricting plan that Gov. Ron DeS [...]
Florida Moves Forward On Proposal Denying Transgender Meds, Treatments
Gov. Ron DeSantis’ administration moved forward Friday with a proposal that would deny Medicaid coverage for treatments such as puberty-blocking [...]