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A federal judge on Thursday temporarily blocked Florida’s new “anti-riot” law championed by Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis, saying that it violates First Amendment rights. U.S. District Judge Mark Walker on Thursday did not rule the entire statute likely violated the U.S. Constitution, but found that the state legislature’s new definition
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PUNTA GORDA, Fla.—Mere hours after a Florida district court judge ruled to allow schools to mandate face coverings, the state filed an emergency motion asking an appeals court to reinstate the stay on Wednesday night. In the motion, Gov. Ron DeSantis’ team is asking that a hold be put on
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PUNTA GORDA, Fla.—On Wednesday morning, Second District Court Judge John Cooper heard arguments from both sides over an automatic stay on Gov. Ron DeSantis’s executive order that allows parents to opt out of school districts mask mandates. The judge ruled to set aside the stay, allowing schools to continue to
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Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis on Thursday appealed a judge’s ruling that states he surpassed his authority when he issued an executive order banning school boards from imposing mask mandates. Attorneys for the Republican governor took the case to the 1st District Court of Appeal in Tallahassee, seeking to reverse Leon
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The Florida Department of Health has issued a notice indicating it will start issuing $5,000 fines to businesses, schools, and government agencies that require Floridians to show proof of COVID-19 vaccination. The health department rule, which goes into effect on Sept. 16, details the penalties that businesses and other entities, including
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PUNTA GORDA, Fla.—Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody issued an advisory opinion on Sept. 3 on whether school districts could legally depart from state law and emergency rules to require children to wear masks in school. The opinion was in response to an inquiry from the Suwannee County School District as
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Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis on Thursday appealed a judge’s ruling that states he surpassed his authority when he issued an executive order banning school boards from imposing mask mandates. Attorneys for the Republican governor took the case to the 1st District Court of Appeal in Tallahassee, seeking to reverse Leon
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Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis makes it obvious he isn’t taking his marching orders from President Joe Biden with regards to how Florida will handle a surging quantity of new coronavirus cases and hospitalizations. Therefore it was possibly a little odd on August. 10 when reports stated that Florida was receiving
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A federal judge on Thursday temporarily blocked Florida’s new “anti-riot” law championed by Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis, saying that it violates First Amendment rights. U.S.
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PUNTA GORDA, Fla.—Mere hours after a Florida district court judge ruled to allow schools to mandate face coverings, the state filed an emergency motion asking
981 Views
PUNTA GORDA, Fla.—On Wednesday morning, Second District Court Judge John Cooper heard arguments from both sides over an automatic stay on Gov. Ron DeSantis’s executive
979 Views
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis on Thursday appealed a judge’s ruling that states he surpassed his authority when he issued an executive order banning school boards
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The Florida Department of Health has issued a notice indicating it will start issuing $5,000 fines to businesses, schools, and government agencies that require Floridians to
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PUNTA GORDA, Fla.—Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody issued an advisory opinion on Sept. 3 on whether school districts could legally depart from state law and
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Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis on Thursday appealed a judge’s ruling that states he surpassed his authority when he issued an executive order banning school boards
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Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis makes it obvious he isn’t taking his marching orders from President Joe Biden with regards to how Florida will handle a
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