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‘I have no idea what that means’: Federal judge rips Florida’s ‘Stop WOKE Act’
The measure was one of the most-contentious bills during the 2022 legislative session.
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St. Pete resident sues Florida CFO Jimmy Patronis over ‘unconstitutional’ unclaimed property rules
The lawsuit contends, in part, that the unclaimed property law is unconstitutional because it does not provide “just compensation” to the owners.
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Federal judge allows educators, student to challenge Florida’s law restricting race instruction
The plaintiffs filed the lawsuit April 22, arguing that it violated First Amendment rights and was unconstitutionally vague.
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New federal lawsuit seeks stronger protections for one of Florida’s rarest bats
The bats, named for their large, bonnet-like ears that extend over their foreheads, live only in South Florida.
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‘Stop WOKE’ court battle rages on as law takes effect in Florida
The law (HB 7), which DeSantis signed April 22, spurred fierce debates before passing during this year’s legislative session
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Florida businesses sue state over ‘Stop WOKE Act,’ alleging the law is unconstitutional
The lawsuit alleges that the law is “an immediate infringement of plaintiffs’ free speech rights.”
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Florida lawyers fire back in lawsuit against DeSantis’ ‘Stop WOKE Act’
Plaintiffs in the case allege that the law and regulations violate First Amendment rights and are unconstitutionally vague.
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Appeals court refuses to toss out lawsuit against USF over pandemic shutdowns
Campuses in Florida and across the country shut down in 2020 to try to prevent the spread of COVID-19.
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Walgreens agree to pay $683 million in Florida opioids lawsuit
The agreement includes no admission of wrongdoing or liability by Walgreens.
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Amended federal lawsuit targets Florida’s ‘discriminatory’ redistricting plan
Meanwhile, the plan passed during the special session also faces a challenge in Leon County circuit court.
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Voting right groups launch legal fight against Florida’s redistricting plan
The map was approved in party-line votes of 24-15 in the Senate and 68-38 in the House.
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Tampa’s Ashley Moody part of lawsuit over Biden’s immigration enforcement
Moody also has filed other lawsuits about Biden administration immigration policies, including a case that is pending in federal court in Pensacola.
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Judge rules against Tampa’s Cambridge Christian in lawsuit over denied loudspeaker prayer at football game
Part of the school’s argument was that the FHSAA allowed a pre-game prayer over the loudspeaker at a 2012 game.
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A federal judge puts lawsuit against Piney Point on hold
U.S. District Judge William Jung put a six-month stay on the lawsuit.
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After record Florida manatee deaths, environmental groups sue to upgrade habitat protections
The lawsuit came after the state had 1,100 manatee deaths in 2021, with many of the sea cows dying of starvation.
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Florida school districts sue firm that allegedly helped ‘turbocharge’ opioid epidemic
“By ‘turbocharging’ opioid sales, McKinsey increased NOWS births, saddling many public schools with large, increased, unfunded costs.”
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Judge orders Walgreens to turn over opioid sales records in lawsuit filed by state of Florida
Walgreens argued that the state’s motion for sanctions “is both mistaken and unnecessary.”
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Florida Gov. DeSantis wants federal judge to toss Piney Point lawsuit against state
The lawsuit alleges violations of the federal Clean Water Act and a law known as the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act.
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40 states weigh in on Florida transgender school bathroom lawsuit
“The board’s policy needlessly denies Adams something most people take for granted: the ability to use a public restroom consistent with one’s lived experience of one’s own gender,” the brief said.