Florida Supreme Court

The court turned down two appeals Friday from Jeffrey Hutchinson after denying another appeal earlier in the week. A federal appeals court last week also refused to stop his lethal injection.

Gulf War veteran Jeffrey Hutchinson was convicted in the 1998 murders of his girlfriend and her three children in the home they shared in Crestview.

The Office of Public Counsel, which represents consumers in utility issues, filed a notice that it was appealing regulators' approval of the increases, as did the groups Florida Rising and LULAC Florida.

Florida Rising and LULAC Florida filed notices that they were appealing the Public Service Commission's rate approval to the Florida Supreme Court.

FSU claims the Atlantic Coast Conference has shortchanged its members through television contracts and that the school would face exorbitant financial penalties if it leaves for another league.

Justices issued an order agreeing to hear the appeal by Terry Hubbard, who went to the Supreme Court in October after the 4th District Court of Appeal ruled that charges against him should move forward.

Polk County Judge John Flynn was accused of making statements that showed bias in favor of law-enforcement agencies.

Justices unanimously upheld decisions that the Florida Public Service Commission made in 2022 to approve what are known as “storm-protection plans” for Florida Power & Light, Duke Energy Florida, Tampa Electric Co. and Florida Public Utilities Co.

The court could decide a legal dispute stemming from a high-profile move by Gov. Ron DeSantis and other state officials in 2022 to target alleged voter fraud by people who have been convicted of a felony.

The Florida Supreme Court on Thursday heard arguments about the constitutionality of a congressional redistricting plan that Gov. Ron DeSantis pushed through the Legislature in 2023, with Chief Justice Carlos Muniz pointing to potentially far-reaching future effects of the court's decision.

A panel of the 1st District Court of Appeal rejected Attorney General Ashley Moody’s arguments that her office had the power to enter settlements that would effectively trump lawsuits by local agencies.

The Supreme Court decision rejected a series of arguments, including claims related to abuse Cole suffered as a teenager at the state’s notorious Arthur G. Dozier School for Boys in Marianna.