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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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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.
Fox slams Newsmax over reoccurring antitrust claims
The two conservative news outlets’ legal battle has traveled from Florida to Wisconsin and back.
Newsmax tries to make monopoly accusations against Fox News stick
Tossed out of Wisconsin with the suggestion of forum shopping, Newsmax returned to the Southern District of Florida a second time.
11th Circuit says ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ to remain open
The Miccosukee Tribe of Florida and conservation groups argued the facility illegally operated without a required environmental review by the federal government, but the appeals court maintains the detention center is controlled by the state.
11th Circuit shoots down challenge to machine gun ban
The federal government maintained the Second Amendment does not cover machine guns or the machine gun conversion device that led to a two-year prison sentence for a Fort Lauderdale man.
Judge dismisses Trump’s defamation lawsuit against The Wall Street Journal
Trump sued the publication last year for $10 billion over an article about a birthday card sent to Jeffrey Epstein.