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A Hillsborough judge is one of 15 candidates vying to replace former Florida Supreme Court Justice Ricky Polston, who stepped down in March. The state's highest court is expected to hear a lawsuit over Florida's 15-week abortion ban in the coming months.
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Louis Bernard Gaskin, 56, is scheduled to be put to death for the 1989 deaths of a couple in Flagler County.
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The government of Trinidad and Tobago has won a multimillion-dollar verdict in a sprawling corruption lawsuit that began nearly 20 years ago and involves former high-ranking officials.
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President Joe Biden has nominated a Miami lawyer to serve as a U.S. attorney in the Southern District of Florida
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Ketanji Brown Jackson, President Biden's first Supreme Court pick, has been sworn in as the 116th justice. She is the first Black woman to serve on the nation's high court.
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The Justice Department has been limiting the ability of people in prison to apply for compassionate release. Advocates say that flouts Congress and is cruel.
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With Justice Stephen Breyer stepping down, President Biden has his first nomination to the high court. He campaigned on picking a Black woman for the lifetime appointment.
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They want President Biden to appoint a young liberal to replace the 82-year-old justice. But Breyer has publicly shown no indication of whether he will stay or go.
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Emory Jones just needs to look at his left arm for a reminder of what happened at Avon Park Youth Academy. There is a faint scar in the shape of a snake…
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Thursday night, Florida executed Mark Asay, who was declared dead at 6:22 p.m. He broke Florida’s year-and-a-half hiatus for the death penalty as the…
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Far down the ballot, district attorney races could reshape the criminal justice system for millions of Americans by electing a more diverse slate of prosecutors.
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For the most part, mug shots are not a good thing, marked by bad lighting, slightly grainy resolution and a not-so-happy model. And yet, we seem to have a…