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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.
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Florida Supreme Court Justice Alan Lawson announced Friday he will retire Aug. 31, a move that will allow Gov. Ron DeSantis to continue placing his imprint on the state’s highest court.
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A recent case out of Boynton Beach is calling new attention to Marsy’s Law, Florida’s 2018 law designed to boost and protect crime victims’ rights. It comes as the state supreme court prepares to hear a Marsy's Law case involving Tallahassee police.
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A Tallahassee-area circuit judge told the Florida Supreme Court on Tuesday that she does not oppose a 60-day suspension without pay after she improperly acted as an attorney for her son following his arrest in a shooting incident.
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The Florida Supreme Court says it will not review an appellate court decision that overturned Denise Williams's murder conviction and life sentence.
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A Pensacola man serving a life sentence for strangling his girlfriend is asking for a new trial. Henry Steiger was convicted in 2019 for strangling Cassandra Robinson after she threatened to leave him.
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Joseph Hatchett, whose groundbreaking career included becoming the first Black justice on the Florida Supreme Court, died Friday at age 88, the Supreme Court announced Saturday.
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A Duke Energy Florida plan that would add 10 solar-power plants faces a challenge at the state Supreme Court. Duke has dubbed it the “Clean Energy Connection Program.”
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The Legislature during the 2020 session approved creating 10 judgeships, but the positions have not been filled because the governor vetoed money for them amid the pandemic.
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Governor Ron DeSantis has filled the remaining vacancy on Florida’s Supreme Court, announcing his new pick this week. The move followed a legal push-and-pull, and the governor’s initial choice getting rejected.