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Biden administration urges Supreme Court to challenge Florida social media law
The law, for example, would prevent the platforms from banning political candidates from their sites
Jim Saunders, News Service of Florida
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Ruling eyed in Florida lawsuit challenging ban on medical marijuana patients buying guns
The lawsuit alleges that the prohibition violates Second Amendment rights
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Lake County says ‘And Tango Makes Three’ is no longer banned from schools, wants lawsuit tossed out
The lawsuit alleges the district violated First Amendment rights when it removed the book, which is about a penguin family
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New College of Florida professor, faculty unions sue state over arbitration
The lawsuit names as defendants the New College Board of Trustees and the state university system’s Board of Governors
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DeSantis administration asks federal appeals court to put drag show law ruling on hold
The state filed a motion that said Judge Presnell overstepped when he issued a preliminary injunction
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Media committee backs Disney in federal-court fight against Florida Gov. DeSantis
The Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press state retaliation against the entertainment company violated the First Amendment
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Appeals court to take up legal battle over Florida law barring gun sales to those under 21
The 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals vacated a March decision by a three-judge panel that upheld the constitutionality of the law
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Media and advocacy groups take aim at Gov. DeSantis’ ‘executive privilege’ claim
They urged an appeals court to reject arguments that ‘executive privilege’ shields DeSantis’ administration from releasing records
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Judge refuses to block parts of Florida election law focused on ‘third-party’ voter-registration groups
One part requires representatives of voter-registration groups to provide receipts to people who sign up to vote
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Judge rejects Florida voter-registration lawsuit filed by League of Women Voters and NAACP
The lawsuit alleges the registration form violates federal law by not properly inform convicted felons about eligibility to vote
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Judge to hear arguments in lawsuit between Disney and DeSantis over special districting feud
Judge Margaret Schreiber will face a tangle of legal issues as she considers Disney’s request to dismiss — or at least put on hold — the lawsuit
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Supreme Court to hear case that could determine whether a privacy clause in the Florida Constitution will protect abortion rights
The outcome of the case also will affect a law passed this year that would bar abortions after six weeks of pregnancy
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Biden Administration points to Supreme Court ruling to argue against Florida immigration challenge
U.S. Department of Justice attorneys filed a 41-page brief that focused, in part, on a June 23 Supreme Court decision
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Florida pushes back against challenge to new property ownership law
The law restricts people from China and six other countries from owning property in Florida
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Federal judge blocks part of Florida’s new election law challenged by voter-registration groups
Walker sided with groups such as the NAACP, the League of Women Voters of Florida and Hispanic Federation that argued the changes are unconstitutional
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DeSantis appeals federal judge’s ruling that blocked Florida law restricting drag shows
Lawyers in Moody’s office filed a motion seeking a stay, which would allow the state to enforce the law except against Hamburger Mary’s
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Judge sides with Disney in stockholder lawsuit over feud with Gov. DeSantis
Attorneys for stockholder Kenneth Simeone filed a lawsuit in December after Disney declined to provide some requested records
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Florida Gov. DeSantis asks judge to dismiss Disney lawsuit against him
DeSantis and Disney began clashing last year after Disney opposed a new law that restricted instruction about sexual orientation and gender identity in schools
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Florida teachers unions urge judge to block new public-employee union law
The law applies to most public-employee unions but exempts unions representing law-enforcement officers, correctional officers and firefighters
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Florida professors and students urge federal appeals court to uphold injunction on ‘Stop WOKE Act’
Universities could lose what is known as performance funding if violations of the law occur