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Lawyers for a Death Row inmate Larry Darnell Perry are blasting Attorney General Pam Bondi's request that the Florida Supreme Court clarify a decision that struck down a new law because it did not require unanimous jury recommendations in death-penalty cases.
Read More »Critics Ask Florida Supreme Court To Block Solar Amendment
A motion to block the controversial solar amendment on this year's ballot was filed Wednesday by attorneys for the Florida Solar Energy Industries Association and Floridians for Solar Choice, which are opposed to Amendment 1, citing that the proposal is misleading.
Read More »Court Hears Arguments On Fla.’s 24-Hour Abortion Waiting Period
The Republican-controlled Legislature and Gov. Rick Scott approved the waiting period last year after heavy debate and quickly faced a legal challenge filed by the ACLU on behalf of Bread and Roses Women's Health Center in Gainesville and Medical Students for Choice.
Read More »Amendment 1 Language On Florida’s Ballot Is Causing Confusion
For some voters, the language of Amendment One on the ballot regarding solar energy is causing confusion.
Read More »Justices Overturn Decades-Old Death Sentence
The Florida Supreme Court on Thursday ordered a new trial for a convicted killer who has spent more than four decades on Death Row for a racially charged murder during civil unrest in the Jacksonville area. The unanimous decision — a rarity in death penalty cases in which convictions are …
Read More »Fla. Supreme Court Asked To Consider Videoconferences In Baker Act Hearings
Kathleen Smith, the public defender in Southwest Florida's 20th Judicial Circuit, asked the Supreme Court last week to take up the issue in a Lee County dispute.
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 »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 »Fla. Supreme Court Justice Perry Forced To Retire
Florida law requires that justices retire once they turn 70, although they can serve out their term if their birthday falls in the last three years of their six-year term. Justice James Perry is 72.
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