December 21, 2021 | Daily Business Review
Federal Judge Clears Way for Trial on Controversial Elections LawVoting-rights groups contend that the election measure will have a negative impact on people who work during the day and voters with disabilities, who might be forced to bring ballots into early voting sites if supervisors don't provide drop boxes outside.
By Dara Kam
6 minute read
December 20, 2021 | Daily Business Review
Opponents of Casino Gambling Initiative Fire Back in LawsuitLeon County Circuit Judge Angela Dempsey ordered political committee Florida Voters in Charge to quickly provide the names of workers who had been targeted to stop gathering signatures for a proposed constitutional amendment that would open the door for casinos in North Florida.
By Dara Kam
5 minute read
December 15, 2021 | Daily Business Review
Walgreens Ordered to Hand Over Records in Opioid FightWalgreens has until Dec. 31 to start turning over "financial information sufficient to show all rebates, discounts, chargebacks, coupon reimbursements and any other money back it received on opioids" it purchased or sold in Florida since 1996.
By Dara Kam
5 minute read
December 13, 2021 | Daily Business Review
Florida Gambling Initiative Legal Fight Dialed BackThe Florida Voters in Charge initiative would allow voters to decide whether to allow pari-mutuel operators in North Florida to add casino games to their operations.
By Dara Kam
5 minute read
December 06, 2021 | Daily Business Review
Seminole Tribe Suspends Sports Betting After Court RulingsThe Seminole Tribe stopped accepting wagers on its Hard Rock SportsBook mobile app after an appeals court refused to put on hold a judge's ruling that said a deal giving the tribe control over sports betting throughout the state violates federal law.
By Dara Kam
6 minute read
November 24, 2021 | Daily Business Review
Judge Rejects Florida Sports Betting DealJudge Dabney Friedrich found that the government's reliance on Florida law to defend the compact "misses the mark" because the agreement authorizes gaming off and on Indian lands.
By Dara Kam
6 minute read
November 18, 2021 | Daily Business Review
UF Political Science Profs' Reports Target Elections LawPolitical science professors are embroiled in a controversy with the University of Florida over a new state elections law that allegedly makes it harder for Black, Hispanic and disabled voters to cast ballots by mail.
By Dara Kam
5 minute read
November 16, 2021 | Daily Business Review
More UF Professors Join Testimony Lawsuit Against the CollegeThe lawsuit alleges that University of Florida administrators' decisions to prevent faculty members from participating in lawsuits against the state violates First Amendment rights.
By Dara Kam
5 minute read
November 10, 2021 | Daily Business Review
UF Grapples With Questions Amid Expert Witness ControversyUniversity of Florida President Kent Fuchs said the university would go ahead with convening a task force to review the school's practices "regarding requests for approval of outside activities involving potential conflicts of interest and conflicts of commitment."
By Dara Kam and Ryan Dailey
4 minute read
October 27, 2021 | Daily Business Review
Florida Finds Uncommon Allies in Gun-Control Law FightThe National Rifle Association is challenging the constitutionality of a Florida law that raised the minimum age from 18 to 21 to purchase rifles and other "long guns."
By Dara Kam
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