Courts /tags/courts Courts en-US WLRN Mon, 03 Jun 2024 12:00:00 GMT PolitiFact FL: Can Trump still run for president or vote as a convicted felon? /law-justice/2024-06-03/trump-run-president-vote-convicted-felon PolitiFact provides some answers to the many legal questions coming out of Trump's New York convictions and his bid for the presidency. Mon, 03 Jun 2024 12:00:00 GMT /law-justice/2024-06-03/trump-run-president-vote-convicted-felon Louis Jacobson and Samantha Putterman | PolitiFact Following guilty verdict, fact-checking Trump's claims /law-justice/2024-05-31/guilty-verdict-fact-check-trump-claims PolitiFact fact-checks several of the former president's statements and claims about his New York case. Fri, 31 May 2024 13:06:21 GMT /law-justice/2024-05-31/guilty-verdict-fact-check-trump-claims Madison Czopek | PolitiFact, Amy Sherman | PolitiFact Florida’s indigency fees pose financial challenges to the legally poor /law-justice/2024-03-12/floridas-indigency-fees-pose-financial-challenges-to-the-legally-poor Indigency applications, filed when a person has been charged with a crime, are the gateway to a poor person’s court process. Before they can reap these benefits, though, they must pay a fee of $50. Tue, 12 Mar 2024 20:00:00 GMT /law-justice/2024-03-12/floridas-indigency-fees-pose-financial-challenges-to-the-legally-poor Bea Lunardini | WUFT Jury duty scam uses threat of arrest if victim does not pay a fine /law-justice/2024-01-09/jury-duty-scam-florida A nationwide scam involving jury duty and fines for a claimed non-appearance has prompted an alert from officials of the U.S. Attorney's Office, Middle District of Florida. Tue, 09 Jan 2024 21:00:00 GMT /law-justice/2024-01-09/jury-duty-scam-florida WGCU Staff A committee says Florida's judicial circuits should not be consolidated /government-politics/2023-11-06/a-committee-says-floridas-judicial-circuits-should-not-be-consolidated A committee appointed by the Florida Supreme Court has unanimously recommended against shrinking the number of judicial circuits in the state. Mon, 06 Nov 2023 19:37:44 GMT /government-politics/2023-11-06/a-committee-says-floridas-judicial-circuits-should-not-be-consolidated The News Service of Florida A robot was scheduled to argue in court, then came the jail threats /technology/2023-01-25/a-robot-was-scheduled-to-argue-in-court-then-came-the-jail-threats The man behind a startup called DoNotPay planned to use AI to help fight a traffic ticket. But professional lawyers shut it down. Thu, 26 Jan 2023 20:30:00 GMT /technology/2023-01-25/a-robot-was-scheduled-to-argue-in-court-then-came-the-jail-threats Bobby Allyn Live spiders and cockroaches: Ex-eBay executives get prison time in harassment plot /news/2022-09-30/live-spiders-and-cockroaches-ex-ebay-executives-get-prison-time-in-harassment-plot Former eBay Inc. executives were sentenced Thursday to prison for a scheme to terrorize the creators of an online newsletter that included sending live spiders, cockroaches, a funeral wreath. Fri, 30 Sep 2022 20:06:31 GMT /news/2022-09-30/live-spiders-and-cockroaches-ex-ebay-executives-get-prison-time-in-harassment-plot The Associated Press Judge calls out DeSantis health officials for delays in medical marijuana licenses /news/2022-09-09/judge-calls-out-desantis-health-officials-for-delays-in-medical-marijuana-licenses The shot across the bow came as Gov. Ron DeSantis’ administration continues to delay the issuance of new licenses. Florida should have at least twice as many medical marijuana operators as it has today, but health officials have not granted additional licenses as required by state law. Agriculture Commissioner Nikki Fried called the delay on a license for a Black farmer a “miscarriage of justice”. Fri, 09 Sep 2022 14:24:37 GMT /news/2022-09-09/judge-calls-out-desantis-health-officials-for-delays-in-medical-marijuana-licenses Dara Kam - News Service of Florida Everglades Foundation accuses environmental scientist of stealing documents /local-news/2022-04-20/everglades-foundation-accuses-environmental-scientist-of-stealing-documents The lawsuit has shaken the normally collaborative environmental community in South Florida known more for their plaintive advocacy on behalf of the River of Grass and its animals than bare-knuckle litigation. Wed, 20 Apr 2022 20:46:45 GMT /local-news/2022-04-20/everglades-foundation-accuses-environmental-scientist-of-stealing-documents Kimberly Miller, Palm Beach Post What to know about Judge Kathryn Mizelle, who struck down the travel mask mandate /2022-04-19/what-to-know-about-judge-kathryn-mizelle-who-struck-down-the-travel-mask-mandate Mizelle was nominated by former President Donald Trump in 2020 at age 33. The American Bar Association said at the time she wasn't qualified because she hadn't been practicing law for long enough. Tue, 19 Apr 2022 18:04:12 GMT /2022-04-19/what-to-know-about-judge-kathryn-mizelle-who-struck-down-the-travel-mask-mandate Rachel Treisman