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The Biden administration this week argued that a recent U.S. Supreme Court ruling should block Florida legal challenges to federal immigration policies.
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Attorneys for Florida A&M University students this week filed a revised lawsuit alleging that the historically Black university “remains separate and unequal” to other schools in the state.
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University professors and students are urging a federal appeals court to uphold a decision blocking a 2022 Florida law that would restrict the way race-related concepts can be taught in classrooms — a law that Gov. DeSantis dubbed the "Stop WOKE Act."
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Without explanation, the Supreme Court issued an order rejecting requests by inmate Duane Owen's lawyers to halt Thursday's planned execution. The Florida Supreme Court also issued two opinions last week refusing to block the execution.
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Florida regulators approved a plan that will trim FPL customers’ bills because of lower-than-expected costs of natural gas used to fuel power plants.
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A judge has put on hold key parts of a lawsuit filed by Florida against the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, after the federal agency said it expects to make a decision by Oct. 31 on the state's plan to import cheaper prescription drugs from Canada.
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The lawsuit claims the overhaul of the National Flood Insurance Program will drive up homeowners' insurance rates for more than 1 million Florida policies.
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Three unions representing workers in South Florida filed a lawsuit in Leon County circuit court, hours after Gov. Ron DeSantis signed the law.
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They include laws on abortion, affordable housing, the death penalty, immigration and LGBTQ+ issues.
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Florida's plan to import cheaper prescription drugs from Canada was passed by lawmakers in 2019.
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A judge grants a request to handle the case as a class action. The claimants say the state stops providing incontinence supplies to Medicaid beneficiaries older than 21.
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In a 56-page document, DeSantis' attorneys say the state Senate should decide the case brought by the suspended Hillsborough state attorney.