Barbara Lagoa

A panel of the 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, in a 2-1 decision, sided with marriage and family therapists Robert Otto and Julie Hamilton, who challenged the constitutionality of the county and city ordinances.

If confirmed, the 48-year-old judge will solidify the court's conservative majority. Barrett said her judicial philosophy reflects that of her mentor, conservative Justice Antonin Scalia.

The Florida judge has been on the federal bench for just about a year. She became controversial for not recusing herself from a felon voting rights case.

Friends and public officials alike say the daughter of Cuban exiles would be a worthy selection.

The president said he is looking at five potential nominees to fill the seat left by the death of Ruth Bader Ginsburg. One of them is Barbara Lagoa, a U.S. Circuit Court judge from Florida.

As if 2020 couldn't get any more politically contentious, a fight is underway over a Supreme Court vacancy — just 43 days until Election Day, and as Americans are already voting.

Judges Amy Coney Barrett is considered to be the front-runner among the trio of federal appellate court judges. She was a finalist during the president's last high court selection.

The Court unanimously ruled Friday that Judge Renatha Francis is constitutionally ineligible to serve as a justice because she hasn't been a member of the Florida Bar for at least 10 years.

Renatha Francis would be the first Caribbean-American on the court.

Justices on Tuesday rejected a rehearing but unanimously granted a request to revise a complaint against the governor and gave DeSantis until Wednesday to respond.

Two former Florida Supreme Court justices appointed to a federal appeals court by President Donald Trump are facing increased pressure to step aside from…

Week two of the 2020 legislative session is in the books.But bigger news was made this week at the Florida Supreme Court than at the building across the…