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What the Florida Supreme court abortion rulings mean for voters
The court approved a six-week ban, but will also give voters a chance to ensure access to abortion with ballot amendment in November
By Michael Moline, Florida Phoenix
Tags: Florida News, Abortion Rights, Florida abortion ban, abortion bill, six-week abortion ban, Ron DeSantis, Florida Supreme Court, Attorney General Ashley Moody
Tampa Bay Rep. Kathy Castor disagrees with Florida Supreme Court's 'stalling tactics' in abortion rights decision
Congresswoman Castor said it’s disturbing that the court has been so slow in announcing both abortion decisions
By Mitch Perry, Florida Phoenix
Tags: Florida News, Abortion Rights, Florida abortion ban, Rep. Kathy Castor, Florida Supreme Court
Florida Supreme Court misses deadline for posting rulings on abortion, recreational cannabis amendments
Republican Attorney General Ashley Moody and anti-abortion groups argued against allowing either amendment to go to the voters
Tags: Florida News, Abortion Rights, Florida Supreme court, abortion rights in Florida, recreational cannabis in Florida
There’s no need to merge judicial districts, says Florida Supreme Court
Judicial circuits have their own judges, state attorneys and public defenders
By Jim Saunders, News Service of Florida
Tags: Florida News, Florida Supreme Court, House Speaker Paul Renner, Florida judicial circuits
DeSantis wants to 'establish a precedent' of removing elected officials, says lawyers for suspended Orlando State Attorney
“Florida voters, the governor claims, not only know of his suspension power but also expect him to use it."
By News Service of Florida
Tags: Florida News, Ron DeSantis, Monique Worrell, state attorney, Florida Supreme Court
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
Tags: Florida News, Monique Worrell, Ron DeSantis, State Attorney, Florida Supreme Court
Florida Supreme Court hears arguments in challenge to 15-week abortion ban
An attorney for the plaintiffs argued that the 2022 law violates 'fundamental rights'
By Dara Kam, News Service of Florida
Tags: Florida News, Abortion Rights, Florida abortion law, abortion hearing, abortion ban, Florida Supreme Court, Ron DeSantis
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
Tags: Florida News, Florida Supreme Court, ethics requirements
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
Tags: Orlando Area News, Monique Worrell, Ron DeSantis, Florida Supreme Court
Florida attorney general seeks to block recreational marijuana amendment from 2024 ballot
Moody wrote that she thinks 'the proposed amendment fails to meet the requirements' of part of state law
Tags: Cannabis News, Florida recreational marijuana, Ashley Moody, Florida Supreme Court, Florida marijuana initiative
Orlando attorney John Morgan wants NBA stars Grant Hill and Dwyane Wade to run for Senate in Florida
It’s unlikely either athlete would win the race, but this might be Wade’s moment
By Chloe Greenberg
Tags: Orlando Area News, Elections, Florida Senator, Rick Scott, John Morgan, Grant Hill, Dwayne Wade, Orlando Magic, Miami Heat, Florida senate race, Florida elections, Central Florida, Florida politics
Gov. DeSantis asks Florida Supreme Court to toss out Andrew Warren’s case
Attorneys wrote that a petition filed by Warren at the Supreme Court ‘presents quintessential political questions’
Tags: Florida News, Ron DeSantis, Ron DeSantis, Andrew Warren, Florida Supreme Court
U.S. Supreme Court asks to halt Florida's first execution since 2019
Donald David Dillbeck was initially sentenced to life in prison in the 1979 shooting of Lee County sheriff’s deputy
Tags: Florida News, U.S. Supreme Court, Florida Supreme Court, Florida execution, Donald David Dillbeck
John Morgan’s marketing department argued over a nationwide dick joke. Half of them were later fired
While many employees were told it was due to “restructuring,” the staffing purge followed months of external and internal grumbling over “Size Matters.”
By Colin Wolf
Tags: Orlando Area News, John Morgan, Morgan and Morgan, Size Matters, Slideshow
ACLU challenges new Florida law limiting contributions to ballot initiatives
By Jim Saunders, NSF
Tags: Bloggytown, ACLU, Ron DeSantis, voting, John Morgan
Florida legislators tire of democracy, take aim at ballot amendments to state Constitution
By Dara Kam, NSF
Tags: Bloggytown, Florida legislature, ballot amendments, constitution, John Morgan, voting
John Morgan ethers Orlando Magic on Twitter, calling them 'worst team in all of sports'
By Alex Galbraith
Tags: Arts Stories + Interviews, The Gist, Orlando Magic, John Morgan, Aaron Gordon, Slideshow
After spending $6 million to raise Florida's minimum wage, John Morgan says he's done with politics
By Jim Turner, NSF
Tags: Bloggytown, John Morgan, medical marijuana, Fight for 15, minimum wage, Second Harvest Food Bank, Harbor House
DeSantis ordered to pick another Florida Supreme Court justice
Tags: Orlando Area News, Bloggytown, Florida Supreme Court, Ron DeSantis, Geraldine Thompson
Windermere state representative files lawsuit challenging Gov. DeSantis' Florida Supreme Court pick
Tags: Bloggytown, Appointments, reopening, Ron DeSantis, Geraldine Thompson, Ron DeSantis, Florida Supreme Court, Palm Beach County Circuit Judge Renatha Francis
Florida Supreme Court continues to allow executions of prisoners with intellectual disabilities
By The News Service of Florida
Tags: Bloggytown, Florida Supreme Court, justice, death penalty, execution, mental intellectual disabilities, civil rights, capital punishment
Florida Supreme Court shoots down assault weapons ban
Tags: Bloggytown, Florida, guns, assault weapons ban, Florida Supreme Court, arms, 2nd Amendment
Can attorney John Morgan really sue the company behind Florida’s unemployment website?
By Natalia Jaramillo
Tags: Bloggytown, John Morgan, Ron DeSantis, Florida unemployment, Rick Scott, DEO
Recreational marijuana supporters fire back challenge to new Florida law
Tags: Bloggytown, Florida Supreme Court, Make It Legal Florida, amendment, marijuana
Andrew Gillum to go into rehab for alcohol abuse
Tags: Bloggytown, Andrew Gillum, Florida politics, Ron DeSantis, John Morgan, governor, alcoholism, addiction
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Orlando is the least walkable city in the country, says study
Florida lobbyists leaned on pols to get ban on local heat safety and wage laws across the finish line, records show
By McKenna Schueler
A naked cruise embarks from Florida next year
By Alexandra Sullivan
Florida’s six-week ban on abortion goes into effect next week, and Kaitlyn Joshua wanted Tampa to know what that means to her. On…
By Ray Roa
A unique double-story geometric dome home made from a combination of brick, wood and stone is now for sale in Florida. Dubbed…
Judson's Live kicked off their monthly Sunday brunch concert series this weekend. The audience dined on elevated Southern fare and, even more…
By Jim Leatherman
Viral TikTok sensation Benson Boone wowed the crowd at Orlando's House of Blues IRL as part of his "Fireblades and Rollerskates" world…
By J.D. Casto
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