Florida Supreme Court

Gov. Ron DeSantis has appointed a Cuban-American woman to the Florida Supreme Court, marking the first time in history the court will have three women as sitting justices.

A Hillsborough judge is one of 15 candidates vying to replace former Florida Supreme Court Justice Ricky Polston, who stepped down in March. The state's highest court is expected to hear a lawsuit over Florida's 15-week abortion ban in the coming months.

Florida Supreme Court justices back a Sarasota County Property Appraiser who said a a homeowner should not have received a homestead property-tax exemption for part of his house that he rented out.

In a 56-page document, DeSantis' attorneys say the state Senate should decide the case brought by the suspended Hillsborough state attorney.

As lawmakers consider barring abortions after six weeks of pregnancy, Attorney General Ashley Moody’s office urged the Florida Supreme Court to reject more than three decades of legal precedents that have protected abortion rights in the state.

The attorneys convicted murderer Louis Gaskin are asking the Florida Supreme court to halt his execution, arguing in part that a jury was not given evidence of Gaskin’s mental illness before recommending that he be sentenced to death in the 1989 murders of a Flagler County couple.

Florida Supreme Court Justice Ricky Polston is retiring at the end of the month, giving Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis another chance to stamp his imprint on the court for years to come.

The Florida Supreme Court heard arguments in two challenges to the Florida Public Service Commission’s approval in late 2021 of the four-year settlement, which began increasing FPL customers’ rates last year.

The Florida Supreme Court is scheduled to hear arguments over Florida Power and Light's increased rates.

The Florida Supreme Court has deleted part of a rule that's allowed judges to take courses in “fairness and diversity."

The Florida Supreme Court likely will not rule until after this year’s regular legislative session in a high-stakes case about the constitutionality of a 2022 law that prevents abortions after 15 weeks of pregnancy.