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Florida administrative judge rules against police, firefighter unions
Judge Robert Cohen issued a 33-page order dismissing the challenge filed in July by the Florida Police Benevolent Association
Jim Saunders, News Service of Florida
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Court urged to block ‘discriminatory’ Florida law that bans Chinese property ownership
‘Not only does SB 264 harken back to this racist chapter in American history, but it perpetuates odious stereotypes,’ the brief said
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‘My God made no mistakes’: Judge backs Florida teacher who refused to use student’s preferred pronouns
Miami-Dade County school district terminated the science teacher in 2020 after a complaint about the incident
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U.S. Supreme Court to hear First Amendment fight over Florida’s ‘Big Tech’ social media law
Gov. DeSantis made a priority of the issue after Twitter and Facebook blocked Donald Trump from their platforms
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Gov. DeSantis’ attorneys ask federal judge to toss out Disney lawsuit
Attorneys wrote that Disney’s lawsuit is a ‘last-ditch effort to reinstate its corporate kingdom’
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Florida’s Citizens Insurance points to ‘depopulation’ to help decrease policy count
Citizens is now forecasting it will have about 1.3 million policies at the end of 2023.
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Federal judge won’t block Florida law that bans deducting union dues from paychecks
Education unions argued that the change unconstitutionally violated contracts that require payroll dues deductions.
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Five former Florida Supreme Court justices support reinstatement of State Attorney Monique Worrell
Two friend-of-the-court briefs urge the state Supreme Court to find that DeSantis exceeded authority in suspending Worrell
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Citizens, Florida’s property insurance of last resort, wants double-digit rate hikes by end of the year
The likely increases come amid massive growth at Citizens, which had ballooned to 1.387 million policies as of last week
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Contradicting federal guidance, DeSantis administration advises against new COVID-19 vaccine
State Surgeon General Joseph Ladapo issued guidance that was dramatically different from a CDC recommendation
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Resolution sought in Florida’s congressional redistricting battle
The joint request by attorneys for the state and voting-rights groups asked an appeals court Friday to fast-track the case to the Florida Supreme Court
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Battle over Florida’s ‘don’t say gay’ education law put on hold
The lawsuit alleges violation of First Amendment and equal-protection rights and of a federal law known as Title IX
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Florida Supreme Court leaves ‘approved courses in fairness and diversity’ out of rule regarding ethics requirements
The issue involves a requirement that judges receive training in judicial ethics
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Monique Worrell asks Florida Supreme Court to reverse DeSantis’ move to suspend her
‘Ms. Worrell was elected to serve as state attorney, not the governor,’ Worrell’s lawyers wrote in a 46-page petition
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Florida approves homeowners insurance firms to take up to 202,000 Citizens policies
The orders do not mean that the seven insurers will take the full numbers of approved policies from Citizens
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Gov. DeSantis’ redistricting map is unconstitutional and must be redrawn, says Florida judge
‘This is a significant victory in the fight for fair representation for Black Floridians.’
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Court rejects UCF students’ lawsuits over early COVID-19 campus shutdown
Two lawsuits allege the University of Central Florida should be required to refund money to students
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Citizens, Florida’s home insurance of last resort, ordered to trim proposed rate hikes
Citizens this year asked the Office of Insurance Regulation for approval of an overall 13.3 percent rate increase.
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Federal judge refuses to block law barring Chinese land ownership in Florida
An attorney for the plaintiffs argued the state has relied on ‘pernicious stereotypes’
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Judge throws out challenge to Florida’s ‘don’t say gay’ education law, again
For the second time in less than a year, a judge dismissed a lawsuit challenging the 2022 state law