Stormy Daniels filming movie during Trump verdict, husband says
Adult film actress Stormy Daniels, whose courtroom testimony about hush money payments over an alleged affair with Donald Trump led to the former president's conviction on 34 felony charges, has not yet commented on the historic verdict.
Florida death penalty โgame of chanceโ targeted
A 2023 law that lowered the number of jurors needed to recommend execution has resulted in a "quintessential game of chance" for inmates being resentenced because of changes in the state's death-penalty process and unconstitutionally โsilences black voices,โ groups are arguing in what could be a pivotal Florida Supreme Court case.
Florida Supreme Court wonโt speed up redistricting fight
The Florida Supreme Court on Monday refused to speed up a challenge to a congressional redistricting plan that Gov. Ron DeSantis pushed through the Legislature in 2022, likely meaning the disputed map will remain in effect for this yearโs elections.
Disney sues state-controlled former Reedy Creek district over public records request
Walt Disney Parks and Resorts filed a lawsuit late Friday accusing the Central Florida Tourism Oversight District, or CFTOD, of failing to preserve and turn over public records in violation of Florida law and the stateโs constitution.
2018 gaming amendment never included sports betting, Florida attorneys tell supreme court
A constitutional amendment requiring any expansion of gambling to be approved by Florida voters in 2018 included many forms of gaming, but not sports betting, according to attorneys for Gov. Ron DeSantis urging the Florida Supreme Court to reject a lawsuit to stop online sports betting in the state.
Supervisor sexually harasses Seminole deputy with lingerie video chat, conspires to have him arrested, lawsuit says
The lawsuit states that former Lt. Charles Albrecht had dressed up in women's lingerie and propositioned his subordinate for a sexual relationship, promising a โpreferred assignment."
Parents sue Oviedo after special-needs child handcuffed by officer at elementary school
The lawsuit states that the child was a fourth-grade student at Stenstrom Elementary School. The document shows that the student had special-needs plans, which identified โphysical aggressionโ as a behavioral problem.
Lawyer approached jurors after bribery trial tied to Seminole ex-tax collector, judge says
Minutes after a jury convicted a political consultant of paying a bribe to former Seminole County tax collector Joel Greenberg, a defense attorney improperly approached jurors outside the federal courthouse and questioned them about their verdict, according to the judge who presided over the case.
Jury convicts consultant of bribing ex-Seminole tax collector Joel Greenberg
A federal jury convicted Michael Shirley of paying a $6,000 kickback to former Seminole County Tax Collector Joel Greenberg in 2017 in exchange for maintaining a lucrative consulting contract with the tax collector's office.
Parents seek $15M after daughter was โdisfigured and scarredโ by hot Chicken McNugget in Florida
Opening statements began in a second trial to determine the damages that will be awarded to the family suing McDonaldโs and its franchisee after a 4-year-old was severely burned by a chicken nugget.
Appeals court weighs lawmaker subpoenas in โStop WOKE Actโ legal fight
A federal appeals court sounded skeptical Tuesday of arguments that 14 current and former Florida lawmakers should be required to turn over documents in a legal fight about a 2022 state law that would restrict the way race-related concepts can be taught in universities.
Florida, national media takes aim at DeSantisโ โexecutive privilegeโ over Sunshine Law
State and national media organizations and open-government advocacy groups this week urged an appeals court to reject arguments that โexecutive privilegeโ shields Gov. Ron DeSantisโ administration from releasing records.