Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody jumps into FSU-ACC dispute
Attorney General Ashley Moody signaled her support for Florida State Universityโs appeal of a North Carolina judgeโs decision to allow a lawsuit filed against the school by the Atlantic Coast Conference to proceed โ and is asking her counterparts in six states to join her efforts.
Florida justices urged to weigh โunborn childrenโ issue
With the Florida Supreme Court deciding whether an abortion-rights constitutional amendment should go on the November ballot, Attorney General Ashley Moody's office and abortion opponents are urging justices to consider another part of the state Constitution that they say could apply to "unborn children."
Arguments on abortion amendment set for February in Florida Supreme Court
With the measureโs supporters getting close to meeting a petition-signature requirement, the Florida Supreme Court on Wednesday said it will hear arguments Feb. 7 about a proposed constitutional amendment aimed at ensuring abortion rights in the state.
โI know injustice:โ Florida attorney general to investigate College Football Playoffs over FSU snub
The decision to exclude the Florida State Seminoles football team from this yearโs College Football Playoffs was met with outrage across the internet and Florida and now the state attorney general is getting involved.
โI just couldnโt comment to that:โ Floridaโs attorney general dodges question about DeSantis public record delays
The office of Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody has โconsistently sought to safeguardโ Floridaโs Government-in-the-Sunshine open meeting and public record laws, according to Moodyโs own website.
Florida attorney general says abortion precedents โclearly erroneousโ
As lawmakers consider barring abortions after six weeks of pregnancy, Attorney General Ashley Moodyโs office urged the Florida Supreme Court to reject more than three decades of legal precedents that have protected abortion rights in the state.
Florida clinics, doctors argue court should block 15-week abortion ban
Pointing to โlong-established fundamental rights,โ attorneys for abortion clinics and a physician argued in a 67-page brief Monday that the Florida Supreme Court should block a law that prevents abortions after 15 weeks of pregnancy.
โI want this to continue:โ Crosley Green seeks clemency in murder case after US Supreme Court denies petition
Crosley Green, the man who spent 32 years in prison for a murder he says he didnโt commit, may end up going back to prison after the U.S. Supreme Court denied his petition to hear his case.
Florida officials seek to move forward with law against funding for abortion providers
Pointing to the U.S. Supreme Courtโs decision last year to overturn Roe v. Wade, Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody on Wednesday asked a federal judge to scrap a 2016 ruling that prevented the state from cutting off public money to abortion providers for health services unrelated to abortion.
Florida Gov. DeSantis proposes new statewide criminal justice reform
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis proposed implementing criminal justice reform efforts statewide Thursday, which include bolstering penalties for drug and sex crimes, easing restrictions on administering the death penalty and preventing the early release of offenders.
Florida Attorney General Moody wins reelection against Aramis Ayala
Floridaโs attorney general is not just the stateโs top prosecutor. The holder of the job also pledges to protect the interests of Floridians, whether thatโs going after consumer fraud or price gouging, or taking part in national lawsuits against groups that take advantage of residents.
Florida appeals Stop WOKE Act workplace training decision
Gov. Ron DeSantis and Attorney General Ashley Moody are appealing a federal judgeโs ruling that blocked part of a new state law that placed restrictions on how race-related issues can be addressed in workplace training โ a law DeSantis dubbed the โStop WOKE Act.โ
Your Florida Daily: The video camera was disguised as a fire alarm
A tourist is charged with hiding a video camera inside a beach park restroom, a Florida couple allegedly stole $8,000 from a senior under their care and Universal Orlando is in a legal battle with a Georgia-based theme park company over a plot of land.
Non-prosecution of low-level offenses dropped in Tampa following state attorneyโs suspension, replacement
In a story published Aug. 21, 2022, The Associated Press reported on how the successor to suspended state attorney Andrew Warren in Tampa has dropped her predecessorโs practice of not prosecuting many misdemeanors.
Florida leader urges court to uphold ruling that blocks mask requirement on planes
State Attorney General Ashley Moody and other Republican politicians from across the country urged an appeals court this week to uphold a Florida federal judgeโs ruling that blocked a mask requirement on airplanes and in other transportation during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Do you know what **TIPS is? Floridaโs Attorney General wants to make sure you do
The statewide tip line Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody created more than a year agoโ**TIPS on your cell phoneโis now a national hotline, she announced Monday afternoon at the Seminole County Sheriffโs Office.