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,…
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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
A divided state appeals court Friday sided with a juvenile who objected to the use of Zoom technology to hold a hearing on allegations that he violated gun laws. A panel of the 2nd District Court of Appeal, in a 2-1 decision, ordered a new…
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In what a dissenting justice called a “fundamental shift,” the Florida Supreme Court on Thursday issued a ruling that likely will make it harder for many plaintiffs suing tobacco companies about smoking-related illnesses. The 6-1 ruling dealt with plaintiffs in a large group of cases…
Read More Tobacco Industry Gets Win At Florida Supreme Court
With Gov. Ron DeSantis vowing to veto a congressional redistricting plan, a lawsuit filed late Friday asks a federal court to set new U.S. House districts that would be used in this fall’s elections. The lawsuit, filed in the federal Northern District of Florida by…
Read More Lawsuit Asks Federal Court To Set Florida Congressional Map
TALLAHASSEE, FL. – In the latest battle over Florida’s elections system, lawmakers gave final approval Wednesday to a bill that would make a series of changes, including creating a state office to investigate voting irregularities. The Republican-controlled House voted 76-41 along straight party lines to…
Read More Florida Lawmakers Sign Off On Elections Changes
TALLAHASSEE, FL. – With supporters touting the measure as pro-business, the Florida House gave final approval Wednesday to a bill that could open the door to businesses filing lawsuits against cities and counties. The House voted 69-45 to pass the bill (SB 620), which was…
Read More Local Florida Government Lawsuit Bill Going To DeSantis