Florida Supreme Court

The Supreme Court issued orders that said it has “expedited” proceedings in the cases, which involve a battle between Floridians Protecting Freedom and state officials about the financial impact statement.

The Floridians Protecting Freedom committee filed a petition contending that House Speaker Paul Renner, R-Palm Coast, and Senate President Kathleen Passidomo, R-Naples, did not have the authority to direct a panel to revise the statement after a circuit judge rejected an earlier version.

Part of the law says, “A person arrested for a dangerous crime may not be granted nonmonetary pretrial release at a first appearance hearing if the court has determined there is probable cause to believe the person has committed the offense.”

Peaceful protesters are not threatened by a measure that Gov. Ron DeSantis and the Legislature passed in 2021 to crack down on violent demonstrations.

Three Florida Supreme Court justices contend if voters approve a November ballot measure that would enshrine abortion rights in the state Constitution, it likely would not end legal battles about the issue.

A battle about a 2021 settlement that increased base electric rates for Florida Power & Light has returned to the state Supreme Court.

This week on The Florida Roundup, we discuss three decisions from the Florida Supreme Court on abortion access and recreational marijuana use, Colorado State releases its annual forecast for the 2024 hurricane season, Lee County prepares to sue FEMA over its loss of flood insurance discount, why home buyers are getting priced out in Tampa Bay, why online gambling could provide millions to save land and fight sea rise, and the rise in calls to the state's gambling hotline.

The court issued an order scheduling the arguments for June 5 in the case, which is one of a series of similar class-action lawsuits filed against colleges in the state.

Florida is at the center of the fight over abortion. As the state faces new restrictions and a November ballot question on abortion rights, Democrats see potential where they haven't in years.

This November, Floridians get to vote on abortion rights and recreational marijuana.

This November, Floridians get to vote on abortion rights and recreational marijuana.

On Florida Matters, Stetson law professor Louis Virelli said the Florida Supreme Court's ruling "shined a very bright light on the importance of the abortion amendment."