Florida Supreme Court

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.

The Smart & Safe Florida campaign says state elections officials are trying to improperly block the measure from getting on the ballot in 2026.

In most cases, Florida requires people to graduate from accredited law schools to be eligible to take the bar exam to practice law. The American Bar Association has served as the accreditor for decades.

Justices rejected arguments about the abuse Victor Tony Jones suffered at the now-shuttered Okeechobee School.

David Pittman, who was convicted of killing three members of his estranged wife’s family in Mulberry. If he is executed Sept. 17, he would be a record 12th inmate put to death this year in Florida.

Attorneys took the first step in asking the Supreme Court to review an appeals court ruling upholding a requirement to have the words "sexual predator" on driver's licenses.

If the execution is carried out, Curtis Windom would be the 11th Florida inmate put to death by lethal injection this year — a modern-era record.