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The number of children being charged as adults in Florida’s criminal courts has dropped considerably in the past few years and it’s a trend one local state attorney says should continue.

A group that challenged a Florida Power & Light plan to raise base electric rates is taking the fight to the state Supreme Court.

A Georgia judge ruled to block President Joe Biden’s federal vaccine mandate for all U.S. contractors and subcontractors on Tuesday.

Attorneys in the Markeith Loyd trial were in court Friday discussing how the use of force in Loyd’s arrest will play into the penalty phase of his murder trial, which begins Nov. 29.

Jose Aguiar, the man at the center of a corruption scandal in Palm Bay, has pleaded guilty to criminal conspiracy, a third-degree felony.

A federal appeals court Monday rejected a lawsuit alleging that Twitter, Google and Facebook should be held liable in the 2016 massacre at Orlando’s Pulse nightclub after Islamic State social-media posts radicalized shooter Omar Mateen.

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Part one of that began on March 13 when in-person contact was closed to the public and proceedings in-person only happened in emergency or essential situations. Weve done everything within our abilities to ensure that this is a safe space for the public to return for the purpose of court proceedings, Myers said. Court proceedings will be limited initially, and we will define certain types of proceedings that can occur consistent with the Supreme Courts orders. Social distancing and staggered hearing times: Social distancing (six feet between individuals) will be strictly enforced in court, Myers said. Myers said, phases three and four, which lay ahead, have not been fully defined by the Supreme Court except to indicate more access to in-person, in-person court surfaces with relaxed protective measures.

The Alachua County Clerk of the Courts office hosted drive-thru weddings for couples to tie the knot during COVID-19. We figured it might not be the wedding that you planned for, but we wanted to treat you right, he said. Some couples exchanged rings from behind the wheel, while others stood at the window as lovebugs flew around the lovebirds. For the ultimate Vegas wedding surprise, Irby also performed the ceremony as Elvis Presley, if requested. The Carmickals, who have been together for two years, originally planned to get married Friday at the Grand Plaza Hotel on St. Pete Beach.

The Alachua County Clerk of the Courts office hosted drive-thru weddings for couples to tie the knot during COVID-19. We figured it might not be the wedding that you planned for, but we wanted to treat you right, he said. Some couples exchanged rings from behind the wheel, while others stood at the window as lovebugs flew around the lovebirds. For the ultimate Vegas wedding surprise, Irby also performed the ceremony as Elvis Presley, if requested. The Carmickals, who have been together for two years, originally planned to get married Friday at the Grand Plaza Hotel on St. Pete Beach.

The Alachua County Clerk of the Courts office hosted drive-thru weddings for couples to tie the knot during COVID-19. We figured it might not be the wedding that you planned for, but we wanted to treat you right, he said. Some couples exchanged rings from behind the wheel, while others stood at the window as lovebugs flew around the lovebirds. For the ultimate Vegas wedding surprise, Irby also performed the ceremony as Elvis Presley, if requested. The Carmickals, who have been together for two years, originally planned to get married Friday at the Grand Plaza Hotel on St. Pete Beach.

WASHINGTON Statement from Deputy Attorney General Jeffrey A. Rosen on the United States v. Safehouse ruling:The Department is disappointed in the Courts ruling and will take all available steps to pursue further judicial review. Any attempt to open illicit drug injection sites in other jurisdictions while this case is pending will continue to be met with immediate action by the Department.