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Fight over Florida’s abortion amendment statement heads to the Supreme Court
Floridians Protecting Freedom has asked the court to invalidate a revised ‘financial impact statement’
Jim Saunders, News Service of Florida
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Florida lays out details about new law banning kids from social media
The law, which will take effect Jan. 1, seeks to prevent children under age 16 from opening social-media accounts on at least some platforms
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Florida seeks to restrict medical treatments for trans individuals while legal battle continues
‘Whether the state chooses to use a hammer or a scalpel to regulate gender-dysphoria treatments is a matter for the state to decide.’
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Florida Gov. DeSantis’ voter fraud suspects can now be charged, judges say
Two South Florida appeals courts overturned rulings that dismissed charges against a pair of defendants
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Florida school board wants 7-year-old to testify in book ban lawsuit
School board attorneys argued that the board is ‘entitled to defend itself against plaintiffs’ claims
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Florida panel’s revised abortion amendment ‘statement’ draws accusation of bias
Amendment supporters accuse the panel of being a ‘dirty trick to mislead voters’
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U.S. Supreme Court ruling refuels legal fight over medical marijuana, guns
Lawyers are tangling over how the decision should apply to federal prohibitions on medical-marijuana patients buying and possessing guns
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Florida considers adding more nuclear power, first expansion in decades
The state hasn’t had new nuclear plants since the 1970s and 1980s
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Florida has seen reduced number of abortions since six-week ban, report says
A proposed abortion-rights constitutional amendment will go on the November ballot, setting up perhaps the state’s biggest political fight of 2024
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Federal judge blocks Biden administration gender identity rule in Florida
The health-care rule would clash with Florida’s attempts to restrict treatments such as hormone therapy and puberty blockers
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Biden administration proposes worker heat protections, after DeSantis banned such rules in Florida
OSHA’s proposed rule would require employers to provide water and rest breaks when temperatures top certain thresholds
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State panel weighs financial impact of Florida’s abortion rights ballot proposal
The panel will meet again July 8 to try to agree on a ‘financial impact statement’
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Florida Supreme Court sides with DeSantis over ‘anti-riot’ law cracking down on protesters
DeSantis championed the law after nationwide protests following the 2020 death of George Floyd
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Florida appeals federal judge ruling that blocks ban on trans healthcare
The state wants the ruling put on hold while the appeal plays out
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Federal appeals court hears arguments about Florida’s ‘Stop WOKE Act’
DeSantis made a priority of the law, which he called the ‘Stop Wrongs To Our Kids and Employees Act’
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Disney ends legal battle with DeSantis, reaches $17 billion development deal
The district summary said the development agreement is for 15 years, ‘solidifying a long-term partnership’ between the company and the district
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Florida appeals federal block on elections law that restricts voter-registration groups
In part, the law would prevent non-U.S. citizens from ‘collecting or handling’ voter-registration applications
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Federal judge blocks Florida financial disclosure law for elected officials
The judge ruled that the law likely violated First Amendment rights
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Biden administration pushes back on Florida’s effort to block Title IX discrimination rule
Florida last month also filed a separate lawsuit challenging a federal health-care rule that prevents discrimination based on gender identity and sexual orientation
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Federal judge rejects Florida Gov. DeSantis lawsuit on children’s health insurance
The dispute involves the federal Children’s Health Insurance Program, which operates in Florida as KidCare