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Federal appeals court keeps 'Alligator Alcatraz' open, rejects need for federal environmental reviewA majority on the three-judge panel from the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals said the Florida-run facility wasn't under federal control and didn't need to comply with federal law requiring an environmental impact review.
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Prosecutors are seeking Tiger Woods' prescription drug records from a Florida pharmacy. This comes a week after his vehicle crashed and he was arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence.
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President Donald Trump's crackdown on immigration has contributed to a year-to-year drop in the U.S. growth rate as the nation's population hit nearly 342 million people in 2025. That's according to population estimates released Tuesday by the U.S. Census Bureau.
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ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — One of three court challenges to an immigration detention center in the Florida Everglades has ended. According to his attorneys, the detainee agreed to be removed from the U.S. and will soon leave the country for Chile.
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Attorneys for detainees at a Florida immigration detention center known as “Alligator Alcatraz” want a federal judge to visit the facility. They argue this will help determine if detainees have sufficient access to legal counsel.
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The decision came from a federal judge who said a detainee, identified as M.A., failed to show irreparable harm.
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A leading Muslim civil rights group in the U.S. has sued Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis over his order labeling it a "foreign terrorist organization." The lawsuit claims the directive is unconstitutional, arguing DeSantis violated federal and state laws by declaring CAIR a terrorist organization.
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Gov. Ron DeSantis has labeled the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) as a "foreign terrorist organization." Leaders of CAIR's Florida chapter announced on Tuesday that they plan to file a First Amendment lawsuit, arguing the state lacks legal grounds for the designation.
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Disney's changes to a program for disabled visitors are facing challenges in federal court and through a shareholder proposal. The Disability Access Service program, which allows disabled visitors to skip long lines, was overhauled last year.
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The new standards say using terms like "McCarthyism" and "Red Scare" is slander against anti-communists.
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U.S. District Judge Kathleen Williams previously ordered the facility to wind down operations, but that injunction was put on hold by an appellate court panel.
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A public records lawsuit filed Monday by Friends of the Everglades says this led to a false impression before an appellate court panel, which put on hold a judge's order to wind down operations at the facility.