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Supreme Court to allow public defenders to quit cases due to work load
Tallahassee :: FL :: USA | 26 days ago
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Describing what it called a "damning indictment" of representation for poor criminal defendants, the Florida Supreme Court on Thursday ruled that the Miami-Dade County public defender's office could withdraw from a large chunk of felony cases because
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State high court to hear redistricting arguments
Tallahassee :: FL :: USA | 1 month ago
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For more than a year, a quietly simmering legal battle over the partisan intentions of Florida's Legislature and Fair Districts backers has been playing out in court filings and evidence-gathering. At 9 a.m. today, the fight returns to the Florida
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'Curious George' killer loses Fla. Supreme Court appeal
Boynton Beach :: FL :: USA | 2 months ago
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He wanted to call his already convicted accomplice Rex Ditto to the stand...Ditto had already pleaded guilty to murdering and robbing Boynton Beach resident Alan Shalleck, 76, who was instrumental in bringing the popular 'Curious George' children's
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Florida justices rule in case on smoker's death
Tallahassee :: FL :: USA | 3 months ago
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The Florida Supreme Court decided not to upset its own landmark decision that makes it easier for thousands of sick smokers or their survivors to pursue lawsuits against tobacco companies. The justices on Thursday affirmed in a 6-1 decision a $2.5
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Florida justices say Legislature can set tuition
Tallahassee :: FL :: USA | 5 months ago
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Fla. (AP) The Florida Supreme Court says the Legislature rather than the Board of Governors has the authority to set tuition rates at state universities. The seven justices were unanimous Thursday in affirming an appellate court ruling that
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Supreme Court rejects Florida noise law
Tallahassee :: FL :: USA | 6 months ago
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The Florida Supreme Court today declared Florida's anti-noise law is an unconstitutional restriction on the freedom of expression in a ruling that will reverberate throughout the state in communities like Sarasota that have tried to use the law to
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Florida's New Battleground: The State Supreme Court
Jacksonville :: FL :: USA | 7 months ago
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In response, the three justices have begun active campaigns of their own. Supreme Court Justice Barbara Pariente, also up for retention, criticized David Koch and Americans for Prosperity at a meeting with the editorial board of the Orlando Sentinel .
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Court hears argument on tuition power
Tallahassee :: FL :: USA | 9 months ago
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Supporters of giving the Florida Board of Governors more power to raise tuition and fees, and essentially taking that authority away from the Legislature, faced tough questioning Thursday from the Florida Supreme Court...Sen. Bob Graham, who also
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Republican Party Aims to Remake Florida Supreme Court
Jacksonville :: FL :: USA | 9 months ago
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The campaign against the justices by Republican state party officials, a conservative group founded by the Koch brothers and a grass-roots group is similar to the successful push by conservative activists in Iowa during the 2010 election. Voters
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Fla. justices question law license for immigrant
Tallahassee :: FL :: USA | 9 months ago
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Most of the Florida Supreme Court justices appear skeptical of granting a law license to an illegal immigrant. The seven justices heard oral arguments Tuesday in the case of Jose Godinez-Samperio...He graduated from college, earned a law degree and
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