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A U.S. district judge ruled that by putting Florida in charge of approving permits for projects that affect wetlands in the state, the Fish and Wildlife Service and the Environmental Protection Agency violated the Endangered Species Act.Washington, D.C.-based Judge Randolph Moss, in a 97-page decision, found that actions by federal officials did not follow the required steps in 2020 before shifting permitting authority to Florida.

A new state law lowering the number of jurors required to recommend death sentences has spurred a rash of litigation, triggered conflicting judicial rulings and infused an additional level of uncertainty in capital cases.

Just days before the change is slated to take effect, a Leon County circuit judge Tuesday refused to block part of a new state law that will prevent government employees from having union dues deducted from their paychecks.

Four judicial appointments were announced Monday including two in the Twentieth Judicial Circuit covering Southwest Florida.Appointments were also made to the Seventh Judicial Circuit Court and one to the Putnam County Court.

Measures for Justice is a data-driven nonprofit tracking county-by-county data for crime, arrests, prosecutions, and more in an effort to assess—and hold…

The Florida Supreme Court will have its first Cuban-American chief justice when Jorge Labarga moves into the post this summer. His fellow justices elected…

Three sitting state Supreme Court justices are defending themselves in the face of a campaign to get them off the bench through a November vote. Justices…

Now that the Republican Party of Florida has joined the drive to oust three justices from the state Supreme Court, the fight has gained enormous momentum.…

There are four contested circuit judge seats on the ballot on August 14. All voters in the five-county judicial circuit can vote for each race, no matter…