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Federal judge backs Florida Hillsborough in challenge over pronoun usage
Judge Mark Walker said Florida’s 2023 law violates a federal civil-rights law.
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Voting-rights groups appeal after judge refused to block parts of Florida’s new ballot initiatives law
Registration requirements for volunteers who collect more than 25 petition signatures were not blocked.
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Hillsborough judge blocks Citizens insurance from using a controversial arbitration process to resolve disputed claims
The ruling could have far-reaching implications, as it at least temporarily blocks the arbitration process statewide.
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Texas and other states could copy DeSantis’ redistricting plan, group warns
A voter’s advocacy group warned of the redistricting “domino effect.”
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Federal judges set to decide if Tampa Bay’s Senate District 16 was racially-gerrymandered
The case is one of a series of legal battles stemming from the 2022 redistricting process.
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Court won’t reconsider case of Florida student who wanted to use pronouns their parents didn’t support
The Littlejohns’ child asked to go by a male name and use they and them pronouns.
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Environmental group wants judge to toss out EPA decision allowing ‘radioactive’ roads in Polk County
The environmental group pointed to a 1992 federal rule that barred using phosphogypsum in road projects and to potential cancer risks.
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A challenge to part of Florida’s porn age-verification law has been dropped
The dismissal does not affect a separate lawsuit challenging another part of last year’s law (HB 3) that seeks to prevent children under age 16 from opening social-media accounts on some platforms.
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DeSantis signs bill that pulls $2.1 billion back from reinsurance that was to be used to pay hurricane claims
Money needed for the RAP program is now projected to be about $900 million, clearing the way for lawmakers to pull back $1.1 billion.
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Ruling rejects arguments that Florida law violated rights of a trans teacher in Hillsborough County
The pronoun restrictions were part of a series of controversial measures that Gov. Ron DeSantis and Republican lawmakers have approved in recent years that focus on transgender people.
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Trump’s lawsuit against the Pulitzer board will go to the Florida Supreme Court
Trump filed the suit after the board refused to rescind a 2018 award to The New York Times and The Washington Post
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Law shielding Florida lawmakers addresses among those that took effect this week
With Gov. Ron DeSantis signing a state budget and a flurry of other bills, the dust has settled on the 2025 legislative session.
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SCOTUS ruling on porn age verification has implications for lawsuit over similar Florida law
Florida lawmakers passed the age-verification requirements in 2024 as part of a broader bill (HB 3) that also seeks to prevent children under age 16 from opening social-media accounts on some platforms.
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Florida’s state-backed Citizens insurance now has less than 800K policies
It expects to have fewer than 654,000 by the end of the year.
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Florida Attorney General asks US Supreme Court to let state enforce blocked immigration law
The new law targets undocumented immigrants who enter the state.
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In victory for Florida Republicans, US Supreme Court upholds Tennessee ban on trans youth treatment
Florida and other Republican-led states in recent years have approved numerous laws and regulations focused on transgender people.
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Divided court refuses to halt order that requires Florida to protect manatees in Indian River Lagoon
An April ruling said the department violated the federal Endangered Species Act.
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As Minnesota reels from political violence, bill shielding Florida lawmakers addresses just needs governor’s signature
The bill, however, drew opposition from the First Amendment Foundation, which said it would reduce ‘transparency.’
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Florida officials deny permit to drill for oil near the Apalachicola River
Clearwater Land & Minerals Fla. can appeal the final order to the 1st District Court or Appeal.