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U.S. Supreme Court justices hint that Florida’s social media laws may be unconstitutional

“I mean, could Florida enact a law telling bookstores that they have to put everything out by alphabetical order…”

by Dara Kam and News Service of Florida February 27, 2024August 9, 2024

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Florida Supreme Court hears oral arguments on proposed abortion amendment

1. If it is placed on the ballot, it would require the support of at least 60 percent of voters to pass.

by Valentina Sandoval and Fresh Take Florida February 8, 2024February 13, 2024

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Biden administration pushes back in transit dispute stemming from Florida union law

“Florida is entitled to receive its funding without waiving the requirements of SB 256.”

by Jim Saunders and News Service of Florida December 19, 2023December 4, 2024

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Florida AG Ashley Moody launches antitrust investigation after FSU playoff snub

Gov. Ron DeSantis recently included $1 million for any legal action related to FSU being left out of the playoff

by News Service of Florida December 13, 2023March 13, 2024

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Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody says proposed abortion amendment would ‘hoodwink’ voters

Floridians Protecting Freedom has until Nov. 10 to file a brief. The Supreme Court has not scheduled arguments in the case.

by Jim Saunders and News Service of Florida November 1, 2023December 7, 2023

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Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody targets Meta over negative impacts on kids

The 38-page lawsuit contends that Meta has violated a law known as the Florida Deceptive and Unfair Trade Practices Act.

by Ryan Dailey and News Service of Florida October 25, 2023October 28, 2023

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Florida attorney general’s lawsuit claims Juul improperly marketed to children

The lawsuit alleges Juul violated a law known as the Florida Deceptive and Unfair Trade Practices Act.

by News Service of Florida October 5, 2023October 11, 2023

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Florida wants to use ‘Marsy’s Law’ to make it harder for death row inmates to halt executions

“Trying to use Marsy’s Law to truncate litigation at the execution stage is too far of a reach.”

by Jim Saunders, Dara Kam and News Service of Florida September 12, 2023September 16, 2023

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Ashley Moody says Trulieve wants a ‘monopolistic stranglehold’ on Florida recreational pot market

Most Americans “cannot name a single Supreme Court justice,” the state’s brief said.

by Dara Kam and News Service of Florida August 3, 2023August 4, 2025

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Recreational pot backers urge Florida Supreme Court approval, despite Ashley Moody’s ‘thinly veiled policy agenda’

Moody last month filed a brief contending the Supreme Court should reject the measure, saying it is “misleading to voters in several key respects.”

by Dara Kam and News Service of Florida July 20, 2023August 24, 2023

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Florida AG Moody, ACLU continue to spar over law restricting Chinese land ownership

Four Chinese immigrants and a real estate company that caters to Chinese clients filed a federal lawsuit in May.

by Mitch Perry and Florida Phoenix July 12, 2023March 15, 2025

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Supreme Court to hear case that could determine whether a privacy clause in the Florida Constitution will protect abortion rights

Attorney General Ashley Moody’s office is asking the Supreme Court to back away from more than three decades of legal precedents that have said the privacy clause applies to abortion rights.

by Jim Saunders and News Service of Florida July 10, 2023September 22, 2023

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Florida attorney general says recreational pot amendment is ‘misleading to voters’

Trulieve spokesman Steve Vancore said the company disagrees with Moody’s analysis.

by Dara Kam and News Service of Florida June 27, 2023December 4, 2023

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PAC for Attorney General Ashley Moody raised $155K in May

It had about $3.6 million in cash on hand at the end of the month.

by News Service of Florida June 9, 2023July 23, 2025

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Florida joins lawsuit challenging FEMA-backed overhaul of National Flood Insurance Program

FEMA said on its website that the revamped system takes into account more variables that affect flooding and will result in rates ‘that are actuarially sound…’

by Jim Saunders and News Service of Florida June 6, 2023April 5, 2025