Posts in category Courts

Medical Marijuana PHOTO COURTESY OF GREEN HEALTH Associated Press TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – The Florida House of Representatives bill to implement the state’s medical marijuana constitutional …

Sheila Abdus-Salaam was appointed by the Governor PHOTO COURTESY OF YOUTUBE.COM Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — The first black woman appointed to the state’s …

Jacksonville Sheriff Mike Williams PHOTO COURTESY OF COJ.NET Associated Press JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Officials of Jacksonville have reached a $1.9 million settlement with the family …

Unsealed court documents show no evidence of how Prince obtained the opioid prescription drugs he overdosed on. PHOTO COURTESY OF BILLBOARD By AMY FORLITI Associated …

“Flipping the burden of proof will only lead to more deaths and violence. It incentivizes individuals to permanently silence the only potential witness against them,” …

State Attorney Aramis Ayala PHOTO COURTESY OF FLORIDA POLITICS By TERRANCE HARRIS Associated Press ORLANDO, Fla. – Florida’s governor has the right to remove a …

NAACP Florida State Conference President Adora Obi Nweze PHOTO COURTESY OF NAACPCONVENTION.ORG Associated Press ORLANDO, Fla. – The Florida NAACP conference on Saturday urged Florida’s …

By BRENDAN FARRINGTON Associated Press TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – Florida doesn’t just want to let people stand their ground, it also wants to make the state …

MARK SHERMAN Associated Press WASHINGTON – A juror’s use of racial or ethnic slurs during deliberations over a defendant’s guilt can be a reason for …

By MARYCLAIRE DALE Associated Press NORRISTOWN, Pa. – A sequestered jury from an outside county will decide the sexual assault case against Bill Cosby, a …