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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

11th Circuit says 2 Live Crew cannot reclaim music catalog

The case between the controversial rap group and the label that purchased its albums years ago spotlighted artists’ rights under U.S. copyright law.

Florida attorney general sues OpenAI

Florida is the first state in the nation to sue the artificial intelligence company over harm to users.

Trump drops $10 billion lawsuit against IRS

In exchange for ending the lawsuit, the Department of Justice will set up a nearly $1.8 billion fund to compensate people wrongfully investigated by the government.

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