Jacob OglesJanuary 24, 2024
5min0
Will a decision come down before the federal qualifying date?
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The case will now be appealed to the Florida Supreme Court.
Jacob OglesOctober 31, 20237min0
Some judges said a prior configuration of a North Florida district wasn't compact and should not have been preserved.
Christine Jordan SextonNovember 15, 2022
9min0
Gov. Ron DeSantis has appointed four of the seven justices on the state Supreme Court.
Jim TurnerFebruary 8, 2021
7min1733
'They knew or should have known that their ‘demands’ ... were not validly asserted.'
Wire ServicesNovember 14, 2020
7min840
A three-judge panel rejected the appeal in a sharply worded one-page order.
Jim RosicaJuly 17, 2019
5min492
"The state does not always speak with one voice."
Staff ReportsJanuary 25, 2018
3min285
A divided Florida Supreme Court narrowly decided to hear a challenge to Gov. Rick Scott‘s veto of firefighter pay raises in the 2015-16 state budget. The Court “accepted jurisdiction” of the case (No. SC17-1434) on Thursday, with the first brief on the merits due by Feb. 14. Chief Justice Jorge Labarga and Justices R. Fred […]
Jim RosicaSeptember 5, 2017
5min468
An appellate court on Tuesday unanimously reversed state regulators in favor of a ragtag north Florida horse track looking to become a “first-class (gambling) facility.” The Department of Business and Professional Regulation’s Division of Pari-Mutuel Wagering last year rejected an administrative law judge’s tossing out of the state’s complaint that Hamilton Downs ran “flag drop” races contrary to […]
Jim RosicaJanuary 17, 2017
3min538
Congressman Matt Gaetz, also an attorney, has won an appeal that should allow a Walton County couple to continue operating a skydiving business on their 290-acre farm near Paxton. A three-judge panel of the 1st District Court of Appeal issued its unanimous decision Tuesday for James and Melanie Nipper. He “had a distinguished career as a U.S. Army […]