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14 Mar 2017, 8:52 am by Matthew Santiago
[JURIST] Florida Governor Rick Scott [official website] signed a new bill [SB 280, materials] on Monday declaring that the death penalty may only be imposed by a judge upon unanimous recommendation from the jury. [read post]
16 Aug 2011, 7:10 pm by Michael Froomkin
The issue of whether the Governor has the power to suspend agency rulemaking directly and substantially affects the fundamental functions of state government. [read post]
26 Mar 2016, 8:29 am by Dominic Yobbi
[JURIST] Florida Governor Rick Scott [official website] on Friday signed a bill [HB 1411 materials] into law that will cut off state funding to clinics providing abortions as well as impose more restrictions on abortions in the state. [read post]
1 Sep 2017, 5:42 am by Lawrenz Fares
[JURIST] The Supreme Court of Florida [official website] on Thursday denied [opinion, PDF] a petition by State Attorney Aramis Ayala [official website] challenging Governor Rick Scott's [official website] power to reassign her death penalty eligible cases. [read post]
24 May 2021, 8:02 am by Leland Garvin
The way drivers pursue civil damages in Florida car accident cases will fundamentally change starting Jan. 1, 2022, barring a veto from Governor Ron DeSantis. [read post]
24 May 2021, 8:02 am by Leland Garvin
The way drivers pursue civil damages in Florida car accident cases will fundamentally change starting Jan. 1, 2022, barring a veto from Governor Ron DeSantis. [read post]
18 Jun 2014, 8:34 am by Addison Morris
[JURIST] Florida Governor Rick Scott [official website] on Monday signed [press release] a bill [text] allowing a non-euphoric strain of marijuana to be used for the treatment of epilepsy, cancer and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). [read post]
25 Apr 2019, 10:28 am by Rebecca C. Morgan Stetson Law
First, on April 23, 2019, Florida's Governor and AARP announced that Florida is the nation's fourth state to be... [read post]
3 Apr 2018, 12:22 pm by Patrick Sherry
Elected officials from 10 Florida cities, led by Weston Mayor Daniel Stermer [official profile], filed a lawsuit [complaint, PDF] in Florida state court Monday against Governor Rick Scott, Attorney General Pamela Jo Bondi [official profiles] and other Florida officials challenging a state law that imposes penalties whenever a municipality or its officials are found to impinge on the state legislature's purportedly exclusive… [read post]
” The post Florida governor announces bill to crack down on protest violence appeared first on JURIST - News - Legal News & Commentary. [read post]
The post Florida governor signs restrictive social media ban for minors appeared first on JURIST - News. [read post]
13 May 2013, 8:56 am
Florida Governor Rick Scott recently vetoed a proposed law that would have drastically altered the duration of spousal support awards in the state. [read post]
15 Sep 2021, 9:00 pm
” While this is big news in our state, many drivers remain confused about how exactly Florida law applies when they are injured in a car accident. [read post]
21 Jun 2011, 4:32 pm by constitutional lawblogger
A controversial Florida statute, spearheaded by Governor Rick Scott, mandating state employees to contribute 3% to their pension funds is the subject of a complaint filed in state court. [read post]
26 Apr 2012, 5:36 pm by constitutional lawblogger
Judge Ursula Ungaro of the Southern District of Florida has permanently enjoined the Executive of Order of controversial Florida Governor Rick Scott (pictured in caricature at right) requiring drug testing of all prospective state employees and random testing of all... [read post]
Disney filed a lawsuit on Wednesday against Florida Governor Ron DeSantis and state officials, accusing them of spearheading a “relentless campaign to weaponize government power” against the entertainment giant. [read post]
Reacting to Friday’s ruling, plaintiffs stated, “[t]oday’s ruling does nothing to change the fact that the Governor’s proposed map is a blatantly unconstitutional attack on Black representation in Florida. [read post]
Florida Republican Governor Ron DeSantis signed into law Thursday a bill introducing sweeping restrictions to mail-in voting access. [read post]
29 May 2013, 5:52 pm
Just yesterday Florida Governor Rick Scott signed a bill banning texting-while-driving within the state. [read post]