Florida, Supreme Court and immigration
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In a sweeping move to address attorney misconduct, the Florida Supreme Court has handed down various disciplinary measures to 18 legal professionals across the state, including three in metro Orlando.
Sen. Mike Lee filed an amicus brief, often called a “friend of the court” filing, to the Supreme Court as it considers taking up a long-running case about religious freedom over prayer ahead of a high school football game.
Five legislators who were denied access to the Alligator Alcatraz immigrant detention center in the Florida Everglades last week when they attempted an unannounced inspection have filed a lawsuit
The Florida Supreme Court has denied a stay of execution for Michael Bell, convicted in the 1993 shooting deaths of two people in Jacksonville.
Plaintiffs in the age verification lawsuit said that the law violated the First Amendment, the U.S. Constitution's Commerce Clause and federal law. Florida wasn't alone in facing litigation for this type of law, since Free Speech Coalition also filed challenges in states including Tennessee, Louisiana, Utah, Indiana, Montana.