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During his tenure, he guided the 17th Judicial Circuit Court in Broward County through changes brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic, and oversaw the death penalty trial for the gunman who killed 17 people at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School.

PolitiFact provides some answers to the many legal questions coming out of Trump's New York convictions and his bid for the presidency.

PolitiFact fact-checks several of the former president's statements and claims about his New York case.

Indigency applications, filed when a person has been charged with a crime, are the gateway to a poor person’s court process. Before they can reap these benefits, though, they must pay a fee of $50.

A nationwide scam involving jury duty and fines for a claimed non-appearance has prompted an alert from officials of the U.S. Attorney's Office, Middle District of Florida.

A committee appointed by the Florida Supreme Court has unanimously recommended against shrinking the number of judicial circuits in the state.

The man behind a startup called DoNotPay planned to use AI to help fight a traffic ticket. But professional lawyers shut it down.

Former eBay Inc. executives were sentenced Thursday to prison for a scheme to terrorize the creators of an online newsletter that included sending live spiders, cockroaches, a funeral wreath.

The shot across the bow came as Gov. Ron DeSantis’ administration continues to delay the issuance of new licenses. Florida should have at least twice as many medical marijuana operators as it has today, but health officials have not granted additional licenses as required by state law. Agriculture Commissioner Nikki Fried called the delay on a license for a Black farmer a “miscarriage of justice”.

The lawsuit has shaken the normally collaborative environmental community in South Florida known more for their plaintive advocacy on behalf of the River of Grass and its animals than bare-knuckle litigation.

Mizelle was nominated by former President Donald Trump in 2020 at age 33. The American Bar Association said at the time she wasn't qualified because she hadn't been practicing law for long enough.

The state says Walgreens ignored red flags and filled millions of suspicious opioid prescriptions. Walgreens says drugmakers misled pharmacies about the risks.