Sep 19 Federal judge tosses Trump's $15B defamation lawsuit against New York Times By Curt Anderson, Associated Press U.S. District Judge Steven Merryday ruled that Trump’s 85-page lawsuit was overly long and full of “tedious and burdensome” language that had no bearing on the legal case. Continue reading
Sep 17 Record 12th execution set in Florida this year for a man convicted of killing wife's family By Curt Anderson, Associated Press His final appeals denied, 63-year-old David Pittman is set to become the record 12th person executed in Florida this year. Continue reading
Sep 10 DeSantis' court victory on 'Alligator Alcatraz' sets up a funding dilemma for Florida By Mike Schneider, Associated Press Florida may be forced to choose between forgoing federal reimbursement for the detention center or accepting the money and facing an environmental review that would risk shutting down the facility. Continue reading
Sep 08 Watch 6:36 As Florida moves to end vaccine mandates, pediatricians fear more states could follow By William Brangham, Karina Cuevas, Jenna Bloom Health officials in Florida are moving to end many school vaccination mandates, and public health experts are worried about the impact on children and whether other states may follow. William Brangham discussed more with Dr. Mona Amin, a pediatrician in… Continue watching
Sep 04 Appeals court panel stops order to wind down 'Alligator Alcatraz' operations in Florida By Mike Schneider, Associated Press A federal appeals court panel on Thursday put on hold a lower court judge’s order to end operations indefinitely at the immigration detention center in the Florida Everglades dubbed “Alligator Alcatraz.”… Continue reading
Sep 03 Florida leaders working to eliminate all childhood vaccine mandates By Curt Anderson, Associated Press Florida will work to phase out all childhood vaccine mandates in the state, building on the effort by Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis to curb vaccine requirements during the COVID-19 pandemic. Continue reading
Sep 02 Court makes final preparations for Trump assassination attempt trial in Florida By David Fischer, Associated Press Barring any delays, jury selection is scheduled to begin Monday in Fort Pierce federal court for the case against Ryan Routh. Continue reading
Aug 28 Florida carries out 11th execution of the year amid flurry of death warrants signed by DeSantis By Curt Anderson, Associated Press A man convicted of killing his girlfriend, her mother and a man he claimed owed him $2,000 was put to death Thursday in a record 11th execution this year by the state of Florida. Continue reading
Aug 28 Florida taxpayers may lose $218M on 'Alligator Alcatraz' as judge orders shutdown By Mike Schneider, Kate Payne, Associated Press Florida taxpayers could be on the hook for the $218 million cost of converting a training airport in the Everglades into an immigration detention center that may soon be empty of detainees. Continue reading
Aug 27 Florida official believes 'Alligator Alcatraz' will be empty within days, email shows By Kate Payne, Mike Schneider, Associated Press A top Florida official says the controversial state-run immigration detention facility in the Everglades will likely be empty in a matter of days… Continue reading