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One week after the reversal of Roe v. Wade’s federal abortion protections, Florida is in a court battle over a new law restricting abortions to 15 weeks. Abortion supporters say a right to privacy enshrined in the state constitution protects the right to choose.
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The Florida Supreme Court Judicial Nominating Commission on Saturday completed interviews of 17 applicants before submitting the list of finalists for DeSantis to consider.
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The state's highest court denied the plaintiffs' request to lift the appeals court's stay after the majority found it lacks jurisdiction to weigh in on the matter.
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Cities and counties challenged the 2011 law after the 2018 mass shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland that killed 17 people.
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Justice Alan Lawson is retiring effective Aug. 1 after only six years on the state's highest and most prestigious court. Lawson leaves a fourth seat for the governor to fill on the seven-member court as he seeks reelection.
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Lawson, appointed by former Gov. Rick Scott in 2016, will step down effective Aug. 31. He has been part of a major conservative shift on the Supreme Court during the past three years.
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Peggy Quince, the first Black woman to serve on Florida's Supreme Court, was a lawyer for 47 years, and a judge for 25.
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Siding with R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co., the court said plaintiffs must show that smokers relied on misleading information from cigarette makers to prevail on the claims.
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Gov. Ron DeSantis has again indicated that he’ll veto any U.S. House map that leaves north Florida’s African American voting district largely intact.
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Last week, DeSantis explained in his request for an advisory opinion that he needed the court's guidance to help him exercise his veto power.
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In his request, DeSantis says he needs the court’s guidance to help him exercise the power to veto any congressional map the legislature passes.
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While the legislative maps moved forward, work on the congressional map has paused.