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Appeals court says Florida attorney general cannot prevent opioid suits from hospital districts, school boards
A state appeals court Wednesday ruled that Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody could not prevent opioid-epidemic lawsuits filed by hospital districts and school boards after she reached settlements with the...
Convicted killer cites Parkinson’s in plea to stay his upcoming execution
Attorneys for condemned killer Loran Cole have asked the Florida Supreme Court for a stay of his scheduled Aug. 29 execution, saying the state's lethal-injection procedures likely would cause "needless...
Florida says social media tech law needs closer look
More than three years after Gov. Ron DeSantis and the Republican-controlled Legislature approved a law to place restrictions on social-media platforms, Florida says a First Amendment fight about the law...
Private beach? Not any more in this Florida town
A federal judge Monday sided with the Pinellas County town of Redington Beach in a long-running legal fight with waterfront property owners about public beach access, giving residents and visitor...
Abortion numbers drop after Florida’s 6-week ban takes effect
More than 40,000 abortions had been reported this year in Florida as of Aug. 1, but the number being performed is down after a law took effect preventing abortions after...
South Florida gun owner, Second Amendment groups challenge constitutionality of Florida’s open-carry ban
Second Amendment groups and a Palm Beach County gun owner Tuesday filed a federal lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of a Florida law that bars people from openly carrying firearms.
Payments for injuries and damages could land on Florida, local agencies if claims bills approved
Florida senators have filed 17 bills seeking payments of as much as $28 million for people who suffered injuries and damages because of actions of state and local government agencies.
Teachers unions urge appeals court to uphold challenge to Florida’s teacher pronoun law
Accusing Florida of “dangerous political theater,” state and national teachers unions have urged an appeals court to side with a transgender Hillsborough County teacher who challenged a law requiring educators...
Private insurers approved to take more than 400,000 Citizens policies
Florida regulators this week approved proposals that would allow private insurers to take more than 400,000 policies from the state’s Citizens Property Insurance Corp. in late October as the hurricane...
Citizens Insurance hikes? Proposal may lead to double-digit rate increases
Florida regulators Thursday dug into a proposal that would lead to double-digit rate increases for customers of Citizens Property Insurance Corp., as the state insurer of last resort continues trying...