U.S. Supreme Court

The Supreme Court's decision will have a big impact on the Florida lawsuit.

The Florida High School Athletic Association filed a document asking justices to turn down an appeal by Tampa's Cambridge Christian School.

According to a lawsuit, a 13-year-old born a female was allowed to go by a male name and they/them pronouns. The parents, who did not approve of the change, allege they were never told by the school.

Uthmeier said in March he would not defend the law, but Wednesday’s brief appeared to go further by arguing the Supreme Court should take up the case and find the law unconstitutional.

Attorneys for the state filed a motion at the 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals that, if granted, would allow almost-statewide enforcement while a fight about the constitutionality of the law continues to play out.

Edward Zakrzewski is scheduled for lethal injection at 6 p.m. Thursday for using a crowbar, rope and machete to murder his wife and two children in 1994 in their Okaloosa County home.

Edward Zakrzewski was sentenced to death for using a crowbar, a rope and a machete to murder his wife and two children in 1994 in their Okaloosa County home.

The justices will discuss whether to take up the case during a Sept. 29 closed-door meeting.

Attorneys for the plaintiffs said in a motion filed Tuesday in federal court that the revisions won’t affect the underlying issues in the lawsuit.

The state contends two U.S. Supreme Court decisions should lead to overturning a ruling saying Florida violated federal laws by prohibiting Medicaid coverage for the treatments.

After the Supreme Court's ruling to allow South Carolina to block Medicaid reimbursements to Planned Parenthood, advocates for the nonprofit are concerned other states could follow suit.

Florida lawmakers passed the age-verification requirements in 2024 as part of a broader bill that also seeks to prevent children under 16 from opening social media accounts on some platforms.