A federal judge upheld most of a new Florida law toughening regulations for petition gathering, but ordered that state officials couldn't enforce a provision for some petition groups that prohibited nonresident and noncitizen volunteers from gathering signatures.

A federal judge has blocked a key part of a new law that imposed additional restrictions on the state’s ballot-initiative process, saying a ban on non-Florida residents and non-U.S. citizens

SCOTUS unceremoniously declined to disturb a federal judge's order blocking enforcement of a law that created state criminal penalties for illegal immigration in Florida. The post 'Denied': Justice Thomas flatly turns away Florida AG's demand to halt federal judge's injunction he was held in contempt for defying first appeared on Law & Crime.

A federal judge late Tuesday night blocked parts of Florida’s sweeping new crackdown on ballot initiatives but refused to stop provisions that could hamstring efforts to ask voters next year to expand Medicaid.

Judge Edwin Scales III has been elected chief judge of the Third District Court of Appeal, effective July 1, according to a news release from the Florida Bar.

A federal judge in Florida preliminarily blocked state officials from enforcing multiple new requirements imposed on groups that want to change the state constitution in the 2026 elections.

Domingo Rodriguez is accused of decapitating his dog, Dexter, just days after adopting him — then dumping the body at Fort De Soto Park in 2024.