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A U.S. Supreme Court decision might short-circuit a battle about the constitutionality of a Florida law that leads to criminal charges for some drunken-driving suspects who refuse to take breath tests. The Florida Supreme Court is scheduled Sept. 1 to hear arguments in a Volusia County case challenging the law. But Attorney General Pam Bondi's office filed a motion Monday contending that the arguments should be called off because of a U.S. Supreme Court ruling last month in a Minnesota case.

Florida Democrats had little trouble rounding up enough members to call for a vote on whether to hold a special session dealing with gun control as a reaction to last month’s mass shooting at the Pulse nightclub in Orlando. However, it may be nearly impossible over the next week to …

The U.S. Senate rejected all four gun control measures that were up for consideration on Monday.

State Sen. Greg Evers' decision to give away a semi-automatic rifle similar to a gun used in the massacre at an Orlando nightclub could be priceless.

Florida Carry challenges 30-year-old concealed-weapons law in Florida Supreme Court on behalf of Fort. Pierce man.

The Florida Supreme Court on Tuesday heard arguments in a case focused on whether the state's new death penalty law is constitutional.

The law requires that any nursery that was the top scorer in a region must receive a license

Opponents of a ballot initiative to legalize medical marijuana gave a glimpse of their strategy Monday by releasing a video alleging the measure would lead to a plethora of "pot shops" similar to the marijuana industry in California. The video, posted online by the"Vote No on 2 Campaign" also compared the proposal to a medical-marijuana initiative that Florida voters narrowly rejected in 2014.

The existing statute protects five medical marijuana nurseries.