January 20, 2009

Applications due for 4th Fla. high court opening

Applications are due for a fourth Florida Supreme Court vacancy in the past year.


January 13, 2009

Fla. Gov. Crist, lawmakers differ on Indian deal

A House committee examining a potential gambling deal with the Seminole Tribe was told the agreement Gov. Charlie Crist already signed essentially doesn’t exist.


January 08, 2009

Fla. Supreme Court hears arguments on petitions

An attorney for the state tried Thursday to persuade the Florida Supreme Court to reverse a lower court decision that struck down a law allowing voters to revoke their signatures on petitions for citizens’ initiatives.


January 07, 2009

Fla. defender: Evidence mishandled in Brucia case

The convicted killer of 11-year-old Carlie Brucia, whose abduction was captured by a security camera, should be given a new trial, a public defender told the Florida Supreme Court on Wednesday.


December 04, 2008

Florida justices rule in favor of indigent prisoners

The Florida Supreme Court says indigent inmates don’t have to pay filing fees for appeals affecting how much time they can get off their sentences for good behavior.


November 13, 2008

Justices: No new trial for killer of Florida teen

A death row inmate who ordered the killing of a teenager in a drug deal that went bad will get a new sentencing hearing, but he will not be retried.


November 08, 2008

18 candidates apply for Florida Supreme Court opening

There are many familiar faces among 18 judges and lawyers who had applied for a Florida Supreme Court vacancy by Friday’s 5 p.m. deadline.


November 06, 2008

Florida justices reviewing 2 redistricting amendments

The Florida Supreme Court is reviewing a pair of citizen initiatives designed to prevent gerrymandering of legislative and congressional districts.

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