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Florida Supreme Court Sets Hearing In Utility Storm Plans
Florida Supreme Court (TFP File Photo)
The Florida Supreme Court on Wednesday said it will hear arguments Feb. 7 in a dispute about state regulato [...]
State Of Florida Disputes ‘Students For Justice In Palestine’ Free Speech Lawsuits
Palestinian Supporters At USF (X)
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and the state university system are trying to fend off lawsuits from pro-Palestinian s [...]
Abortion Group Name Infringement Case Tossed In Florida
Judges Gavel, TFP File Photo, (News Service Of Florida)
A federal judge Thursday rejected a lawsuit filed by a Southwest Florida hospice provider [...]
Records Exemption Sought For Florida Court Clerks
Gavel (TFP File Photo)
A House Democrat on Thursday filed a proposal that would provide a public records exemption for personal information about [...]
State Of Florida Sues Feds Over Medicaid Records
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (Source: Governor's Office)
As it tries to fend off a potential class-action lawsuit over dropping people from the Medic [...]
Hillsborough County Judge Challenges Panel Member In Wrongdoing Case
Circuit Judge Nancy Jacobs
HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY, Fla. - For the second time, a Hillsborough County circuit judge trying to fend off allegations of [...]
Florida Supreme Court Rejects Felon Gun Ban Challenge
Handgun (Source: TFP File Photo)
The Florida Supreme Court has declined to take up a challenge to the constitutionality of a state law that bars p [...]
Workers’ Comp Benefits OK’d In COVID Case For Florida Firefighter
File Photo
An appeals court Wednesday upheld a decision awarding workers’ compensation benefits to a Seminole County firefighter who had a heart a [...]
Florida Judge Could Face Reprimand In Election Partisanship Case
TFP File Photo
A St. Johns County judge could face a public reprimand after an investigation into whether she improperly injected partisanship int [...]
State Of Florida Targets Nursing Home Kids Ruling
TFP File Photo
Florida is asking a federal appeals court to overturn a district judge’s ruling in a decade-long battle about children with complex [...]