Florida County Fights for Right to Exclude Atheists From Prayer
MIAMI (CN) – The 11th Circuit on Tuesday tackled the question of whether it is unconstitutional for county officials in
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Suspended Florida Sheriff Sues Governor to Get Job Back
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis has been hit with a lawsuit from a suspended sheriff who claims the governor’s decision to oust him was nothing more than a “political power play” designed to scapegoat him for last year’s Parkland high school massacre.
Read moreFlorida Cop Convicted of Manslaughter in Death of Musician
A South Florida police officer is headed to prison for the 2015 shooting death of a drummer stranded on the side of the road, whom he confronted in undercover clothing with no visible badge, triggering a fatal encounter between the two armed men.
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New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft pleaded not guilty Wednesday to charges of soliciting prostitution at a Florida massage parlor following his highly publicized arrest last week.
Read morePatriots Owner Charged With Soliciting Prostitute
New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft faces charges of soliciting prostitution at a Florida massage parlor after being videotaped paying for and receiving sex, police said Friday.
Read moreTrump Labor Secretary Slapped for Sweetheart Epstein Deal
The justice system failed more than 30 underage victims of extremely rich and politically connected sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, a federal judge ruled Thursday, finding that multiple ex-prosecutors including President Trump’s labor secretary broke the law by withholding information.
Read moreShooting Victims Seek to Reinstate Claims Against Security Firm
Victims of a terrorist attack that killed 49 people at Orlando’s Pulse nightclub have taken to a Florida appeals court to revive their claims that the perpetrator used nearly a decade of firearms training as a security guard to maximize the death toll.
Read moreTrump Sketches Plan for ‘Space Force’ Within US Military
A military force to patrol Earth’s orbit is that much closer to becoming a reality Tuesday after President Donald Trump approved a directive to open a space force under the umbrella of the U.S. Air Force.
Read moreA Year After Parkland, Red-Flag Gun Laws See Broad Support
Reminding lawmakers that tell-tale signs of acute mental illness had gone unchecked when America suffered the deadliest school shooting in its history a year ago today, Senator Dianne Feinstein introduced bills Thursday to keep guns out of the hands of at-risk individuals.
Read moreNBA Champ Dennis Rodman Seeks to Rebound From Fraud
Retired NBA star and dabbler in international diplomacy Dennis Rodman is turning to a Florida court to recoup riches stolen by his money manager, who conned him and other athletes into believing she was a Harvard-educated investment ace committed to safeguarding their savings.
Read morePanel to Decide Fate of Hundreds of Oil Spill Suits
Well sealed. Spill gone. Litigation? No end in sight. Nearly a decade after BP’s Deepwater Horizon oil spill fouled the Gulf of Mexico, the company asked a Fifth Circuit panel Thursday to dismiss claims of hundreds of litigants for noncompliance with a pretrial order.
Read moreBank Fraud
A former pharmaceutical executive was convicted of fraud Monday after a three-week trial in Miami over his role in a $100 million scheme involving phony loan collateral that led to the collapse of a major Puerto Rican bank.
Read moreReligious Juror Focus of Ex-Lawmaker’s Bid to Overturn Conviction
One year into former Congresswoman Corrine Brown’s five-year federal prison sentence, an 11th Circuit panel heard arguments Friday over whether her conviction should be overturned based on the trial court’s dismissal of a juror who said God told him Brown was not guilty.
Read moreFlorida Court Says Cops Can Go After Unregulated Bitcoin Sales
A Miami man must still face felony charges for selling bitcoin for cash, a Florida appeals court ruled Wednesday, opening the door for state law enforcement to go after the unregulated cryptocurrency market.
Read morePineapple Peddling Dispute Reignites Federal Court Jurisdiction Debate
A long-running legal battle over the closeout of a $230 million pineapple distribution deal spawned debate Wednesday in the 11th Circuit on the extent of federal courts’ jurisdiction to vacate multinational arbitration awards.
Read moreSex-Trafficking Appeal Puts 40-Year Sentence Into Question
Fighting for resentencing by another judge, a lawyer for a sex trafficker argued at the 11th Circuit on Wednesday that the trial court was unfair in ordering more than twice the prison time sought by the government.
Read moreStrawberry Farm Under Fire for Worker-Recruitment Fees
Fending off labor claims from 54 migrant workers, a lawyer for a Florida strawberry farm told 11th Circuit that the company is not liable for the illegal fees its pickers paid a recruiter.
Read moreNumber of Shark Bites Worldwide Dropped in 2018
(CN) – Researchers at the University of Florida said shark bites across the globe dropped significantly last year, while the
Read moreFlorida Elections Official Resigns Over Blackface Photo
Florida Secretary of State Michael Ertel resigned Thursday after less than a month on the job following a newspaper’s release of photos showing the elections official in blackface and posing as a Hurricane Katrina victim at a 2005 Halloween party.
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