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Alex Pickett

Alex Pickett

Alex Pickett is the Courthouse News Service reporter for the Tampa Bay area. In his 18 years of reporting, Alex's stories have spanned from investigations into zoos, police departments and homelessness to violations of Florida's Sunshine Laws. He has written award-winning features on the longest sentence served by a non-violent drug offender, the effects of gentrification on a historic African-American neighborhood and the apathy toward a rural Florida county devastated by Hurricane Michael. He has hitchhiked the state of Florida, spent early mornings in hobo camps (for a story, of course) and covered the sensational Hulk Hogan sex tape trial. Alex is one of only a handful of American reporters to be waterboarded. Contact for all things Florida: the politics, the environment, the gators in your gazebo. And the legal issues in between.

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Latest Articles by Alex Pickett

Federal judge tosses Disney’s free speech lawsuit against DeSantis

In addition to a potential appeal, Disney looks toward two state cases to decide the fate of an oversight board appointed by the governor.

Ron DeSantis drops out of 2024 presidential race

The Florida governor ended his bid for the Republican nomination on Sunday after disappointing results in the Iowa caucuses and dwindling poll numbers, throwing his support behind former President Donald Trump.

Eleventh Circuit slams DeSantis over state attorney removal

“If alignment with DeSantis’s political preferences were an appropriate requirement to perform the state attorney’s duties, there would be little point in local elections open to candidates across the political spectrum,” the panel wrote.

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