Jim Saunders

Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody's office challenges Starbucks' race-based hiring practices. The case is now in administrative court.

The state's growth rate of 2% was the second highest in the country, behind the District of Columbia. The increase in population was due to international migration and population increases in the South.

Florida corrections officials are seeking to dismiss a lawsuit alleging the state has violated inmates' rights due to hot conditions at a Miami-Dade County prison.

A class-action lawsuit against DeSantis and other defendants over controversial flights of 49 migrants from Texas to Massachusetts in 2022 has been argued by plaintiffs' attorneys to move forward.

An administrative law judge in Florida has heard arguments from Clearwater Land & Minerals Fla. and Apalachicola Riverkeeper regarding a plan to drill for oil and gas in rural Northwest Florida.

Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody's office has urged the state Supreme Court to reject an appeal from convicted felon Terry Hubbard, who was accused of registering and voting in Broward County when ineligible.

A federal appeals court refused to reconsider a decision that allowed Florida to restrict treatments for people with gender dysphoria while a legal battle about the restrictions plays out.

Attorneys for the Florida House and Secretary of State Cord Byrd disputed allegations that the Legislature violated equal-protection rights in the way it drew districts that would elect Hispanic candidates.

An appeals court found that the Broward and Palm Beach County school boards are shielded from having to reimburse costs paid byState Farm under the state’s no-fault, or personal-injury protection, insurance system.

The Biden administration is moving forward with a proposal that would require heat protections for workers across the country. It comes after Gov. Ron DeSantis signed a controversial law barring Florida local governments from imposing such requirements on businesses.

The Federal Election Commission alleged that Rivera, who also is a former member of the Florida House, violated a law that bars contributions made in the names of other people. A federal appeals court tossed out that ruling.

Peaceful protesters are not threatened by a measure that Gov. Ron DeSantis and the Legislature passed in 2021 to crack down on violent demonstrations.