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Florida AG hints suspension for Orlando state attorney Worrell again
It would be the latest strike in a lengthy feud between the DeSantis administration and Worrell
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Federal judge says the closure of Florida’s ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ must continue
Judge Williams ordered that no more immigrant detainees be sent to the facility and gave both the state and federal government 60 days to move out existing detainees
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DeSantis administration seeks to put ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ injunction on hold
The state’s attorneys argued that the National Environmental Policy Act does not apply to the facility
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Florida’s immigration crackdown now targeting non-domiciled drivers
Driver’s licenses from ‘sanctuary states’ ‘are no good here,’ Uthmeier said
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Judge orders ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ be shut down, says no new detainees
‘This is a landmark victory for the Everglades’
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Florida GOP releases more merch making light of the arrests of immigrants
‘We won’t back down to the radical left,’ the party says about its new ‘Deport Depot’ merch
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Florida AG James Uthmeier issues emergency ban on kratom compound
Uthmeier said it’s being marketed and targeted to ‘kids’
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Florida AG James Uthmeier is suing porn companies he says are ‘preying on the innocence of children’
‘Multiple porn companies are flagrantly breaking Florida’s age verification law by exposing children to harmful, explicit content,’ he said
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Several protesters ejected as Republicans warn against party complacency at ‘Florida Freedom Forum’ in Orlando
‘That was a weak performance,’ DeSantis said after a fourth protester began shouting out during his speech
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Florida AG threatens to remove Orange County leaders if they don’t sign ICE addendum
Despite Uthmeier‘s contention, neither federal nor state law requires Orange County to opt in.
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Florida AG James Uthmeier opens investigation into the ‘climate cartel’
The AG’s press release says Uthmeier’s investigation will examine ‘deceptive trade practices’ and potential antitrust violations
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Federal judge pushes DeSantis administration to prove ‘who’s running the show’ at Alligator Alcatraz
‘We have not ever seen a situation where hundreds of people are being held without charge, without access to the immigration courts, under a legal authority that has not been explained,’ an ACLU attorney said
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Florida objects to Miccosukee Tribe’s effort to join lawsuit against ‘Alligator Alcatraz’
Attorneys for the state argued that the tribe’s participation would be ‘duplicative’ of arguments by environmental groups
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ICE arrests of immigrants without criminal convictions or charges surge in Florida
In June, the largest share of arrests were of people the federal government labeled as having no criminal history
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Florida AG James Uthmeier joins legal fight for U.S. Supreme Court to allow pregame prayers
The case arose from a 2015 game between two Christian schools at Orlando’s Camping World Stadium
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Federal officials are ‘overwhelmed’ by immigrant arrests and Florida wants to help, sheriff says
The State Board of Immigration Enforcement advanced $250M grant program for local law enforcement to help with federal immigration efforts
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Environmental groups face hurdles in lawsuit against ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ construction
The lawsuit claims construction of the center violates a federal law requiring analysis of potential environmental harms
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Florida AG James Uthmeier appeals ruling that found him in civil contempt over immigration law
The appeal is the latest move in an unusual dispute between Uthmeier and the Miami-based judge
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AG James Uthmeier wants out-of-state government lawyers to practice in Florida without having to take the state’s bar exam
Uthmeier’s request for the rushed procedure said his office is experiencing ‘significant attorney staffing shortages’
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Immigrants held at Florida Everglades’ detention center are suing the Trump and DeSantis administrations
The complaint details conditions detainees have described at the site, ranging from flooding and having to go days without showering to guards’ excessive use of force