Author: Leslie Bolden
Florida Redistricting Plan Sparks Constitutional Standoff
Florida Districts Map
When Florida voters in 2010 passed a constitutional amendment setting rules for congressional redistricting, they barred dra [...]
Florida Lawmakers Shielded In Redistricting Fight
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A panel of federal judges Thursday shielded eight current and former legislative leaders from having to testify in a challe [...]
Florida Elections Bill Draws First Amendment Challenges In 3 Lawsuits
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After Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signed a major elections bill Wednesday, legal battles immediately began about new restrict [...]
Attorneys Say Florida Death Row Inmate Duane Owen ‘Severely Mentally Ill, Brain Damaged’
Duane Owen
Attorneys for Death Row inmate Duane Owen argued Wednesday that the Florida Supreme Court should issue a stay of Owen’s scheduled execu [...]
Court Urged To Hear Florida Elections Law Fight
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Voting-rights groups want a full federal appeals court to take up a fight about whether a 2021 Florida elections law made c [...]
Court Rejects Lawsuit Over Florida International University COVID-19 Shutdown
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After a series of similar rulings, an appeals court has rejected a potential class-action lawsuit that students filed against Flori [...]
Judge Agrees With Florida AG Moody, Keeps Block Of Biden Admin Immigration Policy In Place
Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody
A federal judge late Monday refused to put on hold a ruling that blocked a new Biden administration immigrat [...]
Judge Urged To Clear Way For Florida Migrant Flights Case
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis
Plaintiffs last week fired back after Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’ administration argued that a federal judge should dismi [...]
Florida Federal Judge Blocks Biden Immigration Policy
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Siding with arguments by Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody, a federal judge late Thursday issued a temporary restraining order [...]
Florida And Feds Battle As Migrant Surge Looms
US Southern Border
Florida and federal officials were locked in an eleventh-hour legal battle Thursday as the state sought to block a new policy t [...]