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U.S. Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick, a South Florida Democrat, was scheduled to be arraigned, but the judge agreed to reschedule the proceeding to Jan. 20 so she could finalize her legal team.

"Alligator Alcatraz." Guns. Social media. Legal battles about those and myriad other issues remain unresolved heading into 2026. Here are 10 big legal issues to watch for.

Attorneys for the state object to the request citing security risks and operational disruptions of a judge visiting the facility.

Attorneys general from 21 states filed a friend-of-the-court brief filed at the 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals as Florida challenges a district judge’s ruling that said the law is “overbroad and unconstitutional.”

A South Florida man claims long-term use of the herbicide led to his diagnosis with non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma. He is suing the product's Germany-based manufactuer, Bayer.

The lawsuit challenges FDA decisions since 2000 that approved and loosened restrictions on abortion drugs like mifepristone, arguing that mail delivery of the drugs undermines state abortion laws.

Franco was convicted of sexually abusing a minor and given a two-year suspended sentence. An appeals court granted the request of Franco's attorneys, ordering a new panel of judges to oversee the case.

A city ordinance barred pedestrians in a driveway entrance to the clinic and on five feet of sidewalk on each side of the driveway.

Attorney General James Uthmeier issued the rule in August prohibiting the kratom byproduct alkaloid 7-hydroxymitragynine, known as 7-OH.

Lawyers for the Smart & Safe Florida committee said they were waiving the right to appeal Leon County Judge John Cooper's ruling “to provide finality to this matter and certainty to the result.”

A renewed attempt to repeal a controversial law on seeking "non-economic" damages has passed through the committee stage and is ready for the full House when the session begins in January.

The measure, in part, would add “unborn child” to a law that allows family members to seek damages when a person's death is caused by such things as negligence.