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VOLUSIA COUNTY, Fla. – An administrative law judge Monday ruled that a permit should be denied for a new Interstate 95 interchange in Volusia County because the Florida Department of Transportation did not show it is “clearly in the public interest.” Judge E. Gary Early…
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A Miami-Dade County abortion clinic will pay a $10,000 fine as part of a settlement with the state over allegations that the clinic did not properly comply with a law requiring information to be provided to women at least 24 hours before abortions. The settlement…
Read More Florida Abortion Clinic And State Reach Settlement
A nurse practitioner in Florida filed a federal lawsuit against CVS Health after the company terminated her employment after revoking a longstanding religious accommodation and her Catholic beliefs about hormonal contraceptives. “After accommodating Gunna for several years, CVS fired her because it simply did not…
Read More Florida Nurse Sues CVS Health After Company Revokes Religious Exemption, Ends Her Employment
It’s not a secret that the divorce process isn’t the most pleasant event in a couple’s life. It usually brings a lot of stress, worries, and other negative emotions. In today’s digital age, many companies and institutions offer their services online, and the legal sphere…
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With the U.S. Supreme Court poised to hear arguments next month, Florida is disputing that a 2021 state law placing restrictions on large social media platforms violates First Amendment rights. In a 50-page brief filed last week, attorneys for the state contended that platforms such…
Read More State Urges Florida Supreme Court To Uphold Big Tech Law
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis plans to ask a full federal appeals court to take up a battle about his suspension of Hillsborough County State Attorney Andrew Warren, after a panel of the court backed Warren on key issues. Lawyers for DeSantis filed a document late…
Read More Florida Gov. DeSantis To Challenge Ruling In Suspended State Attorney Andrew Warren Case
A $200 million dollar women’s health app owned by two men from Belarus is potentially in the hot seat. Again. In 2021, The Washington Post reported that Flo, a women’s sex life, relationships, menstrual and pregnancy app had violated women’s privacy, beginning allegedly in 2017.…
Read More Female App That Posts Offensive Ads Has History Of Violating Women’s Privacy
The rise of online hate and harassment on social media has become a significant concern, and doxing, the act of publishing someone’s personally identifiable information (PII) with the intent to cause harm, has been a particularly malicious form of online harassment. Especially in the dating…
Read More Meta, ‘Are We Dating The Same Guy?’ Sued In Federal Court Under Illinois Anti-Doxing Act
Focusing on First Amendment violations, a federal appeals court Wednesday ordered a district judge to reconsider a lawsuit challenging Gov. Ron DeSantis’ suspension of Hillsborough County State Attorney Andrew Warren. The ruling by a three-judge panel of the 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals vacated…
Read More Appeals Court Tosses Out Ruling In Suspended Florida State Attorney Andrew Warren Case
A proposal that would allow women who have recently given birth to be excused from jury duty is ready for consideration by the full House after getting support Monday from a key committee. The bill (HB 461), approved unanimously by the Judiciary Committee, would apply…
Read More New Moms Could Get Jury Duty Break In Florida