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MidPoint: Bloggers and Pundits Beware!

New legislation proposed by the Republican super-majority would make it easier to suppress free speech in Florida by requiring bloggers who write about the Governor’s administration to register with the State and subject them to...
Scales of Justice Law

Florida Senate sets up a bill that could make it more expensive for consumers to sue for negligence

The Florida Senate will move quickly on a wide-ranging bill aimed at shielding businesses and insurers from costly lawsuits.

Polk County Clerk of Court to waive court collection fees

  In an effort to get drivers on the road, the Polk County Clerk of Court will once again halt collection fees on unpaid balances for one day only. Many people have their driver’s licenses...

Largo-based lawyer specializes in pet law services

April Goodwin is an attorney and founder of Largo-based The Goodwin Firm, a law firm specializing in pet law services

MidPoint: Medication abortion pill access

the FDA approved U.S, pharmacies to fill prescriptions for abortion pills for home-based, self-managed abortions, but not in Florida where doing so is a crime. Meanwhile, anti-abortion forces are organizing protests outside the pharmacy chains...
Hillsborough County's suspended State Attorney Andrew Warren

Judge blasts Governor Ron DeSantis but dismisses Andrew Warren’s lawsuit

A judge found that Gov. Ron DeSantis’ suspension of Hillsborough County State Attorney Andrew Warren violated the law. But the judge ruled that he lacked the power to reinstate Warren.
Scales of Justice Law

Florida Supreme Court backs tobacco company in a fight over punitive damages

The Florida Supreme Court rejected a jury decision for R.J. Reynolds Tobacco to pay $16 million to the family of a woman who died of cancer.
Scales of Justice Law

Ten big legal battles to watch in 2023 in Florida and beyond

From abortion to Big Tech to guns, Florida heads into 2023 with courts weighing high-profile legal fights.
m-cores toll roads protest. no roads to ruin coalition

New laws for Florida in 2023 include lobbying restrictions and toll breaks

New laws for Florida on January 1, 2023 include lobbying restrictions, toll breaks and making available land-preservation money.

Redemption Radio

Thad Bereday, host of the Redemption Radio podcast, a former lawyer and former prison inmate, and his pastor, Rev. Justin LaRosa of The Portico, a non-traditional, social justice-focused church in downtown Tampa, both join Shelley...
United States Supreme Court

Florida asks U.S. Supreme Court to decide social media law fight

Florida asked the U.S. Supreme Court to take up a First Amendment battle about a 2021 Florida law placing restrictions on Facebook & Twitter.

MidPoint: Legal issues in the news

Former Chair of the Florida ACLU Legal Panel James Shaw Jr. joined Shelley for an open discussion to share some of the interesting legal issues in the news.

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