Author: Leslie Bolden
Florida Court Rejects Challenges To Grand-Jury Report In Parkland School Shooting
An appeals court Wednesday rejected attempts to block the release of information in a final report by a statewide grand jury formed to investigat [...]
One Florida County, Homeowners Battle Over COVID Beach Closure
Described by a judge as having “some of the world’s most beautiful beaches,” Walton County is embroiled in an appeals-court fight about a decisio [...]
Florida Abortion Law Hit With Second Challenge
Pro-Abortion Activists
A South Florida Jewish congregation has challenged a new state law that blocks abortions after 15 weeks of pregnancy, conte [...]
Attempted Child Sexual Battery Prison “Gain Time” Case Roils Florida Court
Rejecting longstanding legal precedent, a state appeals court said Friday that a man convicted of attempted sexual battery on a child is eligible [...]
Florida Justices Skeptical Of Challenge To Gun Law
Florida Supreme Court justices expressed skepticism Thursday about a challenge by cities and counties to a 2011 state law that threatens stiff pe [...]
Florida Court Weighs ‘Conundrum’ In Possible Smith & Wesson Lawsuit From Parkland Parents
A state appeals court could determine whether parents of a victim of the Parkland school shooting pursue a lawsuit against gun maker Smith & [...]
State Fires Back In Florida Race-Related Instruction Fight
Lawyers for Gov. Ron DeSantis and Attorney General Ashley Moody are fighting an attempt to block a state law and regulations that limit the way r [...]
14 Years Later US Supreme Court Sides With Florida Over Money In Crash That Catastrophically Injured Child
Nearly 14 years after a Lee County girl was catastrophically injured when she was hit by a truck, the U.S. Supreme Court on Monday said Florida’s [...]
Fight Looms Over Florida Transgender Treatments In Medicaid
National and state legal and LGBTQ-advocacy groups are preparing to fight a move by Gov. Ron DeSantis’ administration to deny Medicaid coverage f [...]
Rating Agency Says Pressures Continue For Florida Insurers
The financial-rating agency AM Best said Friday that changes passed during a special legislative session last month “are unlikely to alleviate im [...]