U.S. Supreme Court Sides Condemned Inmate On IQ Issue
A man on Florida's Death Row for a 1981 murder in Palm Beach County won a legal round this week.
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A man on Florida's Death Row for a 1981 murder in Palm Beach County won a legal round this week.
U.S. Supreme court officials announced they will take up a Florida campaign on whether judicial candidates should be allowed to personally solicit campaign contributions.
Gov. Rick Scott has until mid-October to explain to the Florida Supreme Court why he won't lift the suspension of a South Florida mayor acquitted of federal corruption charges.
The Florida Supreme Court has directed Governor Rick Scott to "show cause" as to why the suspension of suspended Miami Lakes Mayor Michael Pizzi not be revoked.
Florida's main online school has been given the green light by the Florida Supreme Court to sue over trademark infringement.
The Florida Supreme Court has agreed to speed up a case about whether Michael Pizzi should be reinstated as the Mayor of Miami Lakes after being acquitted of federal corruption charges.
A coalition that challenged Florida's congressional districts is asking the state's Supreme Court to hear their case.
Rejecting arguments by the city of Aventura, the Florida Supreme Court has refused to reconsider a June ruling which sided with drivers who challenged the local red-light camera ordinances in Aventura and Orlando.
Amid the congressional redistricting lawsuit and its possible effect on elections, there is a similar fight over the state Senate's map.
A suspended Broward judge pleaded guilty to one charge of driving under the influence under a plea deal on Thursday.
The race for governor in the state of Florida could have some interesting effects depending on who is elected.
News media organizations are asking Florida's Supreme Court to make public the documents used in Florida's redistricting trial.
The nation's No. 2 cigarette maker is vowing to fight a jury verdict of $23.6 billion in punitive damages in a lawsuit filed by the widow of a longtime smoker who died of lung cancer.
The Florida Supreme Court began an annual summer break last week, taking a breather from its routine of issuing opinions each Thursday in complex legal disputes and the steady flow of death-penalty appeals.
The Florida Supreme Court approved a series of changes Thursday aimed at improving the death-penalty appeals process.
The Florida Supreme Court will consider whether convicted felons have the right to claim immunity under the state's controversial "stand your ground" self-defense law, even if they are barred from possessing guns in the first place.
Jorge Labarga, set to be the state's first Cuban-American Chief of Justice, will be sworn-in Monday by the Florida Supreme Court.
The conviction of a Florida death row inmate has been tossed by the state's Supreme Court after new DNA evidence raised doubt as to whether he murdered a woman nearly 30 years ago.
A highly unusual statement came out of the 1st District Court of Appeal Thursday on the drawing on new political maps.
A coalition of voting-rights groups failed to prove during a recent trial that congressional districts drawn by lawmakers in 2012 violated constitutional standards for redistricting, according to a filing by attorneys for the Legislature.
The Florida Supreme Court has ruled all red light cameras installed by cities before 2010 were illegal and cities, like Aventura, may now have to return all those fines back to drivers.
A former judge has been disbarred for her handing of a murder case while she was in a relationship with a prosecutor.
Attorneys for a suspended Broward County judge are asking the Florida Supreme Court to allow her to continue getting paid while she undergoes treatment for a drinking problem.
A Broward County judge accused of driving drunk and injuring a young man in an accident has been suspended from the bench without pay while an investigation into her actions moves forward.
Open-government advocates are backing a lawsuit filed Wednesday in the Florida Supreme Court, challenging the constitutionality of a 2013 law that allows elected officials to put financial assets in blind trusts that do not offer detailed public disclosure of the holdings.
Scottie Scheffler is the FedEx Cup champion for the second time.
A Broward County administrator has been reassigned from Orange Brook Elementary School following an off-campus incident, officials said.
Paramedics helped care for Eloy Cepedo after his house caught on fire around midnight, a year after moving in, he said.
Data centers are booming across the United States as artificial intelligence continues expanding into our everyday lives.
Kenya Glashow, 31, and her 2-year-old daughter were tragically killed a week ago.
Scottie Scheffler is the FedEx Cup champion for the second time.
A Broward County administrator has been reassigned from Orange Brook Elementary School following an off-campus incident, officials said.
Paramedics helped care for Eloy Cepedo after his house caught on fire around midnight, a year after moving in, he said.
A Florida grand jury found the DeSantis administration misappropriated $10 million in taxpayer money for political purposes.
Data centers are booming across the United States as artificial intelligence continues expanding into our everyday lives.
Paramedics helped care for Eloy Cepedo after his house caught on fire around midnight, a year after moving in, he said.
The NEXT Weather Team is tracking the tropics this week as two systems.
The report found taxpayer money was routed through nonprofits and into political accounts, while Attorney General James Uthmeier faces fresh criticism over his role in the transfer.
Moskowitz discusses primary win, Democratic divide.
Miami-Dade Fire Rescue confirmed everyone inside was safe after the crash on SW 22nd Street.
The judge delivered a victory for Stanford University's student newspaper, which said some international students were afraid to speak out because of the deportation threat.
The ruling marks a blow to the federal government's long-delayed effort to prosecute Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, who is accused of developing the plot to crash planes into the Pentagon and World Trade Center.
President Trump announced a deal to grant the U.S. control of more than 60 billion barrels of proven Venezuelan oil reserves.
A Department of Homeland Security spokesperson said Milo Yiannopoulos "chose to overstay his welcome."
"Space is the hot thing," President Trump said at the NASA Johnson Space Center in Houston.
The report found taxpayer money was routed through nonprofits and into political accounts, while Attorney General James Uthmeier faces fresh criticism over his role in the transfer.
Moskowitz discusses primary win, Democratic divide.
Gilbert is running for the seat that Frederica Wilson is retiring from.
The winner of the Florida Democratic primary now has her eyes set on the Senate seat currently held by Republican Ashley Moody.
The race to see who will be the Democratic nominee to take on Republican Congresswoman Maria Elvira Salazar in District 27 is being closely watched.
Moderna and Merck announced study results that reflect a "landmark moment" in treatment for one of the deadliest forms of skin cancer.
The notice from a U.S. government agency does not indicate in which stores the beef was sold.
Despite a rash of foodborne illnesses in recent months, one expert said the nation's food supply is "remarkably safe." Here's what to know.
Federal officials issued a public health alert for meat products containing jalapeños that may be linked to a salmonella outbreak that has sickened hundreds of people across at least 27 states.
In a wide-ranging interview with the CBS News partner BBC News, Hunter Biden grew emotional as he discussed his father's condition, describing it as very sad to watch.
AARP is sounding the alarm because it is so easy to fall for these schemes, but there are simple things everyone can do to protect themselves.
A lawsuit filed late last month took Chicago-based McDonald's to task over the McRib sandwich, calling its name a form of false advertising.
Florida insurance policyholders could be seeing some form of relief in their wallets thanks to market reforms made statewide, Gov. Ron DeSantis said.
The company said Tuesday that 85% of its retail products and "nearly all" of its school offerings are already made without "certified colors."
Less than two days after Delta Air Lines offered $30,000 to each passenger on board the flight that crashed and flipped in Toronto on Monday afternoon, the company is facing its first two lawsuits in the incident — and they likely won't be the last.
The international airport in Nashville, Tennessee, would be renamed for Dolly Parton under a proposal by Tennessee's governor.
Stella Parton said her sister Dolly told her "that if there was no hope for her, she would still allow her medical team to try experimental drugs in the hope of helping others in the future."
Tim Curry was known for his iconic performances in cult classics like "The Rocky Horror Picture Show" and the original screen adaptation of Stephen King's "It."
President Trump said that he would be "lowering the American flag" throughout the nation for one week in Dolly Parton's honor.
Dolly Parton became an icon over her six-decade career as a Grammy-winning singer-songwriter, movie and TV star and theme park owner who donated millions to help others.