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The Biden administration is asking a federal judge to toss out a lawsuit filed by Florida that challenges the constitutionality of accreditation requirements for colleges and universities. Attorneys for U.S. Department of Education officials filed a 40-page motion Friday disputing Florida’s arguments that the decades-old…
Read More Biden Admin Pushes Back In Florida Higher-Ed Fight
A state appeals court Wednesday overturned a ruling that R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co. should pay $2 million in punitive damages in a case involving a smoker who suffered from chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Lloyd Spurlock filed the lawsuit in Palm Beach County and made a…
Read More Punitive Damages Tossed In Florida R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Case
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and other top state officials are urging a federal judge to toss out a constitutional challenge to a new law aimed at overhauling the municipal utility in the Gainesville area. Lawyers for DeSantis, Attorney General Ashley Moody and Secretary of State…
Read More Florida Gov. DeSantis Seeks To Short-Circuit Utility Fight
Seeking a final ruling before the legislative session starts in January, both sides in a battle over a congressional redistricting plan asked an appeals court Friday to fast-track the case to the Florida Supreme Court. The joint request by attorneys for the state and voting-rights…
Read More Quick Resolution Sought In Florida Redistricting Fight
In today’s legal landscape, navigating complex cases often involves seeking evidence and testimony from various sources. One invaluable tool in this process is the use of subpoena domestication services. These services play a pivotal role in simplifying the legal procedure by ensuring that subpoenas issued…
Read More Breaking Down Barriers: The Power Of Subpoena Domestication Services In Your Case
Florida Supreme Court justices Thursday appeared skeptical of arguments aimed at overturning an appeals-court decision in a case involving catastrophic injuries suffered by an 18-year-old woman after two Tallahassee bars served underage drinkers. The guardian for Jacquelyn Faircloth went to the Supreme Court last year…
Read More Florida Supreme Court Justices Weigh Underage Drinking Accident Lawsuit
With inmate Michael Duane Zack scheduled to be put to death by lethal injection on Oct. 3, his attorneys have gone to the Florida Supreme Court after a circuit judge refused to halt the execution. Zack’s attorneys filed a notice of appeal Friday, a day…
Read More Florida Death Row Inmate’s Appeal Goes To Supreme Court As Execution Looms
A federal judge has scheduled a Sept. 15 hearing in a request for a preliminary injunction in a fight about access in school libraries to the children’s book “And Tango Makes Three.” U.S. District Judge Brian Davis will hear arguments in Jacksonville on the injunction…
Read More Injunction Hearing Set In Florida Book Fight
A state appeals court said Thursday that Orange County sheriff’s deputies making an arrest needed a warrant before searching a fanny pack that contained a gun. A three-judge panel of the 6th District Court of Appeal ruled in favor of Jamari Jean, who sought to…
Read More Fanny Pack Search By Florida Deputy Ruled Unconstitutional
A First Amendment fight about access in school libraries to the children’s book “And Tango Makes Three” has expanded to include the Escambia County school system. Attorneys for the book’s authors and a third-grade student filed a revised federal lawsuit Friday that, in part, seeks…
Read More Fight Over Children’s Book In Florida Widens