Jim Saunders

A federal appeals court has sided with Tesla in a lawsuit filed by the father of Barrett Riley, who died in a car crash on Florida A1A in Fort Lauderdale. The lawsuit was in part due to the activation of a speed limiter on the Tesla Model S, which would have prevented the car from going more than 85 mph.

Florida lawmakers have approved bills that would require cities and counties to allow granny flats, or accessory dwelling units, in single-family residential areas.

State higher-education leaders and university trustees have fired back at a lawsuit that alleges a 2023 law targeting diversity, equity and inclusion issues at universities violates the First Amendment.

A federal appeals court rejected a constitutional challenge by a Monroe County commercial fisherman to Florida rules about pompano fishing in federal waters of the Gulf of Mexico.

Justices issued an order agreeing to hear the appeal by Terry Hubbard, who went to the Supreme Court in October after the 4th District Court of Appeal ruled that charges against him should move forward.

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.