Florida Legal News

Steve Miller Opinion: Growing Maze of State and Local Laws Challenging Biden’s Energy Push

Grassroots resistance to the Biden administration’s ambitious push for a “zero-carbon” economy is coalescing in varied new state laws and local ordinances that threaten...

Ron DeSantis Names Longtime State Attorney in Ocala as a Judge

This week, Gov. Ron DeSantis announced one judicial appointment to the Fifth Judicial Circuit Court. DeSantis named Brad King, of Ocala, to serve as a...

Susan Crabtree Opinion: Where GOP Candidates Stand on Trying Terrorists

When 9/11 mastermind Khalid Sheik Mohammed was captured on March 1, 2003, he tried to use the U.S. justice system as a shield. “I’ll talk...

Philip Wegmann Opinion: Inside the MTG and Ken Buck Feud Over Jan. 6 Defendants

“You can’t stop me,” said Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene. “I’ll tear them to pieces.” Republicans know by now to take the archconservative at her word,...

Ashley Moody Urges State Attorneys to Crack Down on Looters After Hurricane Idalia

Last week, state Attorney General Ashley Moody put would-be looters and other criminals looking to take advantage of vulnerable Floridians in the wake of...

John Lott Opinion: FBI Data on Active Shootings is Misleading

Americans are constantly debating policing and gun control. But to discuss these issues, we have to depend on government crime data. Unfortunately, politics has...

Ashley Moody Helps Ensure Roomster and Owners Can’t Use Deceptive Reviews

Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody announced this week she helped secure an agreement banning Roomster and its owners from purchasing consumer reviews to promote...

Ashley Moody: Statewide Prosecutors Charge Organized Retail Theft Duo for Stealing From Walgreens Across Florida

Last week, Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody announced her Office of Statewide Prosecution is charging two members of a criminal ring with counts of...

Ron DeSantis Names Two New Judges to Serve in South Florida

This week, Gov. Ron DeSantis announced two judicial appointments, one to the Eleventh Judicial Circuit Court and one to the Miami-Dade County Court. Laura Gonzalez-Marques,...

Ashley Moody Issues Consumer Alert Warning Floridians About Maui Wildfires Charity Scams

Last week, state Attorney General Ashley Moody issued a Consumer Alert warning Floridians who wish to give funds to those affected by the Maui...

Ashley Moody’s Statewide Prosecutors File Criminal Charges Against Pool Company Owner Over $1.5 Million

Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody announced this week that her Office of Statewide Prosecution is filing criminal charges against the owner of a Tampa-based...

Ashley Moody Calls on Congress to Pass Guard VA Benefits Act

Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody is part of a coalition pushing Congress to pass legislation to protect veterans. In a bipartisan coalition of 44 attorneys...