The question of whether police in Florida can legally force criminal defendants to unlock their cellphones will remain unresolved for now, after the state Supreme Court agreed not to consider the issue.
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Chief Justice Charles Canady of the Florida Supreme Court issued a new order this week suspending all civil and criminal jury trials and grand jury proceedings statewide through at least April 17.
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It remains unclear who gave the order to only allow defendants and litigators into the courtrooms, though a sign posted on the door of each one declared it was “for public safety reasons.”
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Two fatal shootings that took place four days and two blocks apart this week in downtown Gainesville are under investigation.
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Micanopy’s administration placed the town under a precautionary boil water notice Feb. 11 due to an equipment malfunction during a scheduled water tank cleaning.
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In the last six months, 150 reports of drones flying unusually close to airports, helicopters, or planes in Florida airspace.
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The judge presiding over a civil case involving former Gainesville city auditor Carlos Holt, who claims the city violated the state Whistle-blower’s Act and leaked personal information about him and his family, is giving both sides an additional 20 days to review the case.
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Florida ranks third in most human trafficking cases, according to the National Human Trafficking Hotline, behind only California and Texas.
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The Melrose Volunteer Fire Department’s new water rescue vessel, Marine 249, can be in the water in five minutes, and the crew no longer depends on the courtesy of the lake residents to respond to emergencies.
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A newly revealed video from his confession to a detective shows the hands of Paul Graves Williams, 62, visibly scratched.
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