Rivera Takes Long Running Ethics Case To Supreme Court
Former state lawmaker and Congressman David Rivera has taken a long-running ethics case to the Florida Supreme Court.
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Former state lawmaker and Congressman David Rivera has taken a long-running ethics case to the Florida Supreme Court.
Gov. Rick Scott will make his first appointment to the Florida Supreme Court after Justice James E.C. Perry announced he will retire.
Appointed by then-Governor. Charlie Crist to the state Supreme Court in 2009, Justice James Perry has announced he'll step down from his post in the end of December because he has reached mandatory retirement age.
The Florida Supreme Court is plunging into a debate about a law that tightened a standard for expert witnesses who testify in court cases.
The Florida Supreme Court will hear arguments in early December in a constitutional challenge to a 2013 medical malpractice dispute.
The Florida Supreme Court has agreed to take up an appeal from a Miami Gardens mayoral candidate who was barred from Tuesday's ballot because a bank returned a qualifying-fee check.
A state appeals court Wednesday rejected lower-court rulings that blocked prosecutors from seeking death sentences in four murder cases.
A Jacksonville circuit judge is flatly denying the accusations of inappropriate conduct.
Racism allegations against Judge Mark Hulsey have entered a death row case.
A life sentence given to a Florida teen convicted of beating a 16-year old rival to death has been tossed out by Florida's Supreme Court.
The Florida Supreme Court on Tuesday heard arguments in a case focused on whether the state's new death penalty law is constitutional.
A tiny horse track on Tuesday tried to convince Florida Supreme Court justices that it should have slot machines.
This September, the state's highest court will hear arguments in a challenge to the constitutionality of a state law that allows people to be prosecuted for refusing to take breath tests when suspected of drunken driving.
Gov. Rick Scott has asked the Florida Supreme Court to reject challenges to his authority to appoint four judges.
Defense lawyers are attacking a new law aimed at fixing Florida's death penalty sentencing structure.
The Florida Supreme Court made clear Thursday that police officers have broad authority to pull over motorists whose license plates are not fully visible.
The state's highest court has heard arguments in the case of a death row inmate which could potentially impact nearly 400 more condemned prisoners.
The Florida Supreme Court grappled with questions about how much info a hospital should be required to disclose about its charges for care.
A divided Florida Supreme Court temporarily blocked a state requirement that women wait 24 hours before receiving an abortion.
Florida's Supreme Court has waded into the fight over the state's 24-hour waiting period for abortions.
Individuals who are voluntarily being questioned by authorities have to be told when a lawyer is present, the Florida Supreme Court decided on Thursday.
The Supreme Court expressed doubts about laws in dozens of states including Florida that would make it a crime for people suspected of driving drunk to refuse to take alcohol tests.
The Florida Supreme Court is ready to wade into a dispute between State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance and a major Jacksonville hospital about contracts and other documents that contain detailed information about how much the hospital charges for services.
The Florida Supreme Court suspended a Miami-Dade County judge after two incidents last month in which she appeared impaired --- including an incident in which she had to be removed from the bench and driven home by a bailiff.
The Florida Supreme Court on Wednesday waded into a constitutional fight about a higher state tax rate for satellite-television companies than for their cable TV competitors.
