Florida Supreme Court

The political committee says the initiative meets legal requirements to go before voters, refuting opponents' arguments, including their contention the ballot text is misleading.

Gov. Ron DeSantis called the American Bar Association "left of the left" and biased when asking Florida's high court to reconsider its law school accrediting rules.

Gov. Ron DeSantis has appointed Adam Tanenbaum to the Florida Supreme Court.

The Florida Supreme Court will make a decision on whether the proposed recreational constitutional amendment meets legal tests to go on the November ballot.

Citing "implied consert," justices overturned an appellate decision that suppressed results because the test was administered outside Maitland, where the motorist was stopped.

The decision said a 1993 state law about sperm donors relinquishing rights was designed to address situations involving the use of assisted reproductive technology, like in vitro fertilization.

The step sets the stage for a judicial review of the ballot initiative seeking to legalize recreational pot. Justices will hear oral arguments on Feb. 5, according to a schedule posted on court's website.

Florida law allows capital punishment with a jury recommendation of at least 8-4 in favor of execution, the lowest standard in the nation, according to the Death Penalty Information Center.

Frank Walls is convicted of killing two people after breaking into their Okaloosa County home in 1987.

The Legislature this year approved 22 circuit judges and 15 county judges.

Canady says he will serve as the director of the University of Florida's Hamilton School for Classical and Civic Education. He says he's "eager" to begin the new work.

State attorneys disputed legal representation arguments made by Bryan Frederick Jennings' lawyers aimed at stopping his scheduled execution.