by News Service of Florida | Sep 18, 2024
TALLAHASSEE — In a dispute rooted in a lawsuit about a congressional redistricting plan, an appeals court Tuesday grappled with an attempt by the Florida House and Senate to shield lawmakers from testifying in lawsuits. Attorneys for current and former House and...
by News Service of Florida | Sep 17, 2024
TALLAHASSEE — A prominent trial lawyer with a civil-rights resume is jockeying to oust North Florida state Sen. Corey Simon, in one of this year’s marquee legislative races and the only Senate district Democrats are angling to flip in November. Simon, who was an...
by News Service of Florida | Sep 17, 2024
TALLAHASSEE — In the latest move in a fierce legal battle, the Atlantic Coast Conference has appealed a Leon County circuit judge’s refusal to dismiss a lawsuit filed by Florida State University against the ACC over issues such as sports media rights. The ACC is...
by News Service of Florida | Sep 16, 2024
TALLAHASSEE — A federal appeals court next month will hear arguments in the National Rifle Association’s constitutional challenge to a Florida law that prevents people under age 21 from purchasing rifles and other long guns. The 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals last...
by News Service of Florida | Sep 12, 2024
Authors of the children’s book “And Tango Makes Three” and parents of students have reached a settlement with the Nassau County school district that will lead to 36 books returning to school libraries after being removed last year, according to court documents filed...
