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Rehearing Sought University Of Florida Campus Shutdown Case
An attorney for a University of Florida graduate student Wednesday asked the full 1st District Court of Appeal to hear a potential class-action l [...]
Supreme Court Ruling Sought In Florida Redistricting Fight
House and Senate lawyers want to go quickly to the Florida Supreme Court in a legal battle about whether key lawmakers and staff members should b [...]
Miami-Dade Judge Faces Discipline Over Campaign Ads While Wearing Navy Uniform
MIAMI, Fla. - A Miami-Dade County circuit judge could face a public reprimand from the Florida Supreme Court because of campaign advertisements t [...]
Partisan Florida School Board Races Proposed
A House Republican on Tuesday filed a proposed constitutional amendment that seeks to make school-board races partisan. Rep. Spencer Roach, R-Nor [...]
Rent Control Battle Goes To Florida Supreme Court
Orange County has gone to the Florida Supreme Court in a battle about a ballot measure aimed at rent control.
The county last week filed a no [...]
Florida GOP Adds To Registration Edge
The Republican Party of Florida added to its registration advantage in October, topping Democrats by nearly 327,000 voters, according to data pos [...]
Florida Supreme Court To Weigh Prison “Gain Time” Issue For Man Convicted Of Child Attempted Sexual Battery
In a case that could affect hundreds of inmates, the Florida Supreme Court on Thursday said it will hear a dispute about whether a man convicted [...]
Florida Jobless Claims Down In Thanksgiving Week
First-time unemployment claims in Florida dropped sharply during the holiday-shortened Thanksgiving week.
The U.S. Department of Labor on Thu [...]
Florida Abortion Clinic Fights Waiting Period Fine
In one of a series of similar cases, a Broward County abortion clinic is fighting a $56,000 state fine stemming from allegations that it did not [...]
State Attorney Suspended By Florida Governor DeSantis Testifies In Bid to Get Job Back
Andrew Warren, a twice-elected Hillsborough County state attorney suspended by Gov. Ron DeSantis in August, took the stand Tuesday in a federal l [...]