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The judge initially rejected a request to have a South Carolina psychiatrist perform the evaluations but gave the state another chance to show how findings from exams would affect “the controlling substantive issue of whether treatments at issue are experimental.”

A protracted legal fight over how city council districts were drawn in Jacksonville reflects an aspect of redistricting that often remains in the shadows.

The bill, which would allow judges to sentence defendants to death based on the recommendations of eight of 12 jurors. is up for discussion six years after lawmakers added the unanimous requirement.

Gov. Ron DeSantis said he doesn’t think the current U.S. Supreme Court would uphold the 2008 decision ruling that barred the death penalty in rape cases.

One lawsuit was filed by eight Northwest Florida counties and four cities, and another by Miami-Dade and two South Florida cities. They allege that McKinsey & Company “played an integral role in creating and deepening the opioid crisis.”

The proceedings against Dr. Joseph Dorn, who was one of the first Florida doctors eligible to order medical marijuana for patients, have been closely watched in the state’s medical cannabis community.

Police and their supporters say officers involved in fatal shootings may face imminent threat of harm. The court will decide whether their identities should be protected under the state’s Marsy’s Law.

The federal government made 485 payouts, totaling $410 million, in malpractice cases involving community health centers nationwide from 2018 through 2021. Search this chart to find how much was paid out for each local clinic.

The university went to the state Supreme Court after the 2nd District Court of Appeal refused to dismiss a potential class-action lawsuit filed by ValerieMarie Moore.

The 2-1 decision comes as a similar case is pending at the Florida Supreme Court. The 2nd District Court of Appeal reached a different conclusion in that case, which was filed against USF.

Private equity firms have shelled out almost $1 trillion to acquire nearly 8,000 health care businesses across the country - including Florida - in deals almost always hidden from federal regulators.

Federal laws bar certain people from buying and possessing guns, including people who use drugs illegally.. While medical marijuana is legal in Florida, its use remains against U.S. law.