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Associated PressDecember 15, 2016

The state of Florida is asking a judge to reconsider his decision to let the Seminole Tribe of Florida keep blackjack at its casinos. Attorneys for the state late Wednesday filed a post-trial motion that questioned the findings that led U.S. District Judge Robert Hinkle to side with the tribe. The move by the state […]

Mitch PerryDecember 13, 2016

A host of groups and individuals – led by the Florida ACLU – have filed a lawsuit in the U.S District Court for the Northern District of Florida challenging a state law that requires groups to register with the state and pay a fee if they advise or help women seek abortions. The lawsuit also challenges a […]

Jim RosicaNovember 9, 2016

A federal judge on Wednesday ruled the Seminole Tribe of Florida can continue to offer blackjack and other “banked card games” to its Hard Rock Casino customers in the state. In a 36-page opinion, Senior U.S. District Judge Robert Hinkle said the state had broken an exclusivity deal with the tribe, part of what’s called the […]

Jim RosicaNovember 4, 2016

Don’t call it a retirement. U.S. District Judge Robert Hinkle of Tallahassee moves to senior status on Monday — not that that really changes anything, he says. “When a judge takes senior status, the judge can keep working as much as the judge is willing to work, and another judge can be appointed,” he added. “I’m taking senior status so […]

Jim RosicaJuly 1, 2016

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A federal judge in Tallahassee has temporarily stopped enforcement of parts of a new state law on abortion. U.S. District Judge Robert Hinkle issued a preliminary injunction late Thursday — one day before the new law was to take effect. His order also came the same week the U.S. Supreme Court struck down a similar Texas […]

Gary FineoutJune 3, 2016

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Florida taxpayers are going to pay nearly $500,000 for the state’s losing battle to keep intact a voter-approved ban on gay marriage. State officials have now reached settlements with two separate groups of attorneys representing same-sex couples that challenged the state’s ban. Attorney General Pam Bondi‘s office reached a final settlement on Wednesday that brought […]

Gary FineoutMay 25, 2016

Florida is going to pay at least $213,000 for its losing battle to keep intact a voter-approved ban on gay marriage. State officials have agreed to pay that much to the American Civil Liberties Union of Florida to cover attorney fees and other costs. Attorney General Pam Bondi‘s office is also actively negotiating a settlement […]

Associated PressMay 24, 2016

Florida is going to pay at least $213,000 for its losing battle to keep intact a voter-approved ban on gay marriage. State officials have agreed to pay that much to the American Civil Liberties Union of Florida to cover attorney fees and other costs. Attorney General Pam Bondi‘s office is also actively negotiating to reach […]

Jim RosicaApril 18, 2016

A panel of federal judges Monday shot down U.S. Rep. Corrine Brown‘s challenge of Florida’s congressional redistricting. In a 26-page order, the three judges said Brown had “not proven (her) case and that defendants are entitled to judgment in their favor.” The defendants include the League of Women Voters of Florida, Common Cause and others who last year forced a […]

Jim RosicaMarch 25, 2016

A lawyer for U.S. Rep. Corrine Brown on Friday told a panel of federal judges that Florida’s new congressional map flies in the face of 100 years of history and would do violence to the voting rights of her black constituency. William Sheppard argued that the former district, which meanders from Jacksonville through Gainesville to Sanford, follows […]

Tag: Robert Hinkle

New deal: Florida wants judge to change blackjack ruling

ACLU files suit challenging Florida law requiring those who advise a woman considering an abortion to register with the state

Happy day at Hard Rock: Seminoles get to keep blackjack

Federal judge Robert Hinkle going ‘senior,’ but not retiring

Federal judge bars enforcement of new Florida abortion law

Florida’s bill for opposing gay marriage? Nearly $500,000

State will pay opponents’ legal bills in gay marriage fight

Florida cost for opposing gay marriage? $213,000 and rising

Court rejects Corrine Brown’s bid to throw out Florida congressional map

Corrine Brown’s lawyer argues that old district lines follow historical precedent