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The Florida High School Athletic Association is asking a federal judge to toss out a lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of a decision that prevented two Christian schools from using a loudspeaker for a prayer before a football championship game. The association said it did not violate the rights of Tampa’s …
Read More »Court Requires Unanimous Juries In Death Penalty Cases
The Florida Supreme Court ruled Friday that jury recommendations to impose the death penalty must be unanimous.
Read More »Florida Voters Again Face Medical Marijuana Decision
This November, Florida voters will again weigh in on a medical-marijuana constitutional amendment, and decide whether to vastly expand the types of patients who are eligible for the treatment.
Read More »Voters To Flip Switch On Utility-Backed Solar Amendment
Backers tout Amendment 1 on the November ballot as a consumer protection measure, but critics and editorial boards malign the effort as an attempt to hinder the development of alternative fuels.
Read More »Fla.’s Death Penalty On Hold As Court Looks For Answers
Executions are on hold, judges across the state are postponing death penalty cases, and defense lawyers are seeking additional reviews.
Read More »Pot ‘Works Effectively As A Medicine,’ Says Gainesville’s First Marijuana Doc
Dr. Justin Davis is the first doctor in Gainesville to recommend the use of marijuana for medical purposes.
Read More »Floridians Will Vote On Solar Panel Amendment
Florida's proposed Amendment 1 on the ballot this November may cause Floridians using solar panels to see higher utility charges.
Read More »Supporters, Opponents Put Light Between Solar Measures
After voters cast their ballot for a solar initiative on Tuesday, supporters and opponents clarify differences with another solar proposal on November ballot.
Read More »Voters Give Green Light To Solar Tax Break
Primary-election voters Tuesday approved the expansion of a renewable-energy tax break.
Read More »Push Continues For Florida Lethal Injection Details
Lawyers representing Arizona Death Row inmates aren’t backing down from a battle with Florida corrections officials over the release of documents related to execution drugs, part of a drawn-out challenge to Arizona’s lethal-injection process. The Florida Department of Corrections is refusing to release the documents, arguing that the information is …
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