The battle over recreational marijuana in Florida has reached the state’s highest court, as advocates scramble to save tens of thousands of invalidated signatures ahead of a looming election deadline.

Smart and Safe Florida, the sponsor of the adult-use recreational marijuana proposal, now wants the state Supreme Court to intervene.

TALLAHASSEE — Two South Florida voters want the state Supreme Court to determine if Gov. Ron DeSantis had the authority to ...

TALLAHASSEE — After Florida lawmakers in 2022 reorganized the state’s appeals courts, House Speaker Paul Renner, R-Palm Coast, is pushing to consolidate circuit courts. A committee appointed by ...

Governor fills judicial vacancies in Seventh Circuit, St. Johns, and Monroe counties. Governor Ron DeSantis announced three judicial appointments today, naming new judges to the Seventh Judicial ...

From worst. To best. Florida courts have done an amazing 180 on First Amendment access. It started with a tour through Florida in 2020 when Courthouse News bureau chief Ryan Abbott serpentined his way ...

All eyes and ears on the Gulf of Mexico and Florida as Hurricane Idalia makes its way to the Florida Coast with the potential to affect millions of residents. The Florida Supreme Court has decided to ...

A Florida appeals court has effectively opened a loophole in the state's long-standing law against recording telephone conversations without the permission of both sides of the call, ruling that law ...

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Hurricane Milton intensified into a Category 5 storm Monday afternoon, with winds of 180 mph, before dropping back to a Category 4 storm, passing the Yucatan Peninsula. The storm is headed toward ...

Pointing to laws allowing use of medical marijuana and hemp, a state appeals court Wednesday reversed course and said police officers can't search vehicles only on the basis of smelling cannabis. The ...