Florida Supreme Court

Supreme Court Justice Alan Lawson is retiring effective August 1 after only six years on the state's highest and most prestigious court. He was an appointee of former Gov. Rick Scott. Lawson leaves a fourth seat for DeSantis to fill on the seven-member court as he seeks reelection.

The Florida Supreme Court issued a public reprimand to Palm Beach County Judge Marni Bryson. The reason: chronic absenteeism.

After nearly seven years of legal battling, a Leon County circuit judge has approved a 24-hour waiting period for abortions in Florida.

A Miami police oversight board urged the Florida Supreme Court to reject arguments that a 2018 constitutional amendment known as “Marsy’s Law” applies to law enforcement officers.

Florida’s new state legislative districts are now in place for the next decade after the state Supreme Court upheld on Thursday the state House and Senate maps.

Courtney Wild had argued that prosecutors violated her rights under a law known as the Crime Victims’ Rights Act when they secretly negotiated a deal in 2007 that shielded Epstein from federal criminal charges.

Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody wants the state Supreme Court to issue an opinion about the validity of a proposed constitutional amendment that would expand gambling, even though he measure has not qualified for the November ballot.

The outcome of a landmark civil rights lawsuit being waged over Florida’s new law banning transgender girls from girls’ sports teams in schools may depend on the verdict in a related legal battle, a judge has ruled.

While the legislative maps moved forward, work on the congressional map has paused.

A man filed suit after being charged a $7.90 credit card fee on a $158 ticket in North Miami Beach. The case is headed back to a federal appeals court after the Florida Supreme Court rejected his arguments that the credit card fee was illegal under Florida law.

The group Floridians Against Rate Increases (FAIR), which was formed earlier this year to oppose FPL’s requested four-year rate plan, on Monday filed a notice of administrative appeal that by law must be heard by the state Supreme Court.

The Florida Supreme Court will take up a legal battle about whether a 2018 constitutional amendment known as “Marsy’s Law” can shield the identities of police officers.