Lawsuit

U.S. District Judge Sheri Polster Chappell has ordered a two-day conference next month in her Fort Myers courtroom. The lawsuit challenges whether detainees at "Alligator Alcatraz" are getting adequate legal access

A judge issued a protective order against a Republican member of Congress from Florida on Tuesday, forbidding him to contact a former girlfriend who in court proceedings said he had threatened her with revenge porn after she broke up with him.

A public records lawsuit filed Monday by Friends of the Everglades says this led to a false impression before an appellate court panel, which put on hold a judge's order to wind down operations at the facility.

The Hillsborough County seat has been empty since DeSantis chose Jay Collins to be his lieutenant governor.

The lawsuit alleges that the termination "was punishment for expressing a view disfavored by certain state officials."

A Florida federal judge has tossed out a $15 billion defamation lawsuit filed by President Donald Trump against The New York Times. U.S. District Judge Steven Merryday ruled Friday that Trump's lawsuit was overly long and was full of "tedious and burdensome" language that had no bearing on the legal case.

State officials approved the plan in August despite strong opposition. The group Bear Warriors United filed the complaint against the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission in a court in Tallahassee on Wednesday.

At a news conference Wednesday morning outside Miami Beach City Hall, the group said it has been repeatedly barred from protesting outside the Miami Beach Convention Center. Named in the lawsuit are Miami Beach Mayor Steven Meiner and Miami Beach Commissioner David Suarez.

A video showing officers punching and dragging William McNeil from his car during a stop in February went viral online this summer and sparked nationwide outrage. The lawsuit filed in federal court on Wednesday says deputies with the Jacksonville Sheriff's office violated McNeil's civil rights when they pulled him from his car and beat him.

The state filed a notice of appealing a preliminary injunction issued by U.S. District Judge Kathleen Williams that prevents additional construction and bringing additional detainees to the facility, which the state has dubbed “Alligator Alcatraz.” Williams also ordered the removal within 60 days of temporary fencing, detention-center lighting and such things as generators.

Bear Warriors United filed a lawsuit Friday against the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission over bear hunt rules commissioners approved earlier this week.

For the second time in little more than a month, Gov. Ron DeSantis faces a lawsuit alleging he violated the Florida Constitution by not filling a judicial seat.