News Service Of Florida

December 13, 2016 | Daily Business Review

The U.S. Supreme Court refused to take up a death row inmate's appeal in the four-decade-old murder of an Orlando car salesman, but Justice Stephen Breyer used the case to raise broader questions about the death penalty.

By Jim Saunders, News Service of Florida

6 minute read

December 12, 2016 | Daily Business Review

Attorney General Pam Bondi's office wants the Florida Supreme Court to take up a case involving a prominent Jacksonville lawyer who was charged with racketeering and gambling-related crimes because of his ties to the Internet cafe industry.

By Jim Saunders News Service of Florida

5 minute read

December 09, 2016 | Daily Business Review

Increases in water-damage claims —primarily in South Florida—will likely reverse years of downsizing by the state-backed Citizens Property Insurance, board members were advised as they approved a hike in the corporation's operating budget.

By Jim Turner, News Service of Florida

8 minute read

December 09, 2016 | Daily Business Review

In the latest in a series of cases dealing with long prison sentences for juvenile offenders, a divided Florida Supreme Court ordered resentencing for a man who at age 15 raped a pregnant woman at knifepoint.

By Jim Saunders, News Service of Florida

6 minute read

December 08, 2016 | Daily Business Review

With businesses bracing for rate increases, Florida House members began grappling with the tricky political and legal challenge of revamping the workers' compensation insurance system.

By Jim Saunders, News Service of Florida

8 minute read

December 08, 2016 | Daily Business Review

In his annual "state of the university" address, Florida State University President John Thrasher reiterated his strong opposition to allowing guns on university and college campuses.

By Lloyd Dunkelberger, News Service of Florida

7 minute read

December 07, 2016 | Daily Business Review

Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi offered little information about her future or her discussions with President-elect Donald Trump, as she made one of her first appearances in Tallahassee since meeting with Trump last week in New York.

By Jim Turner, News Service of Florida

5 minute read

December 07, 2016 | Daily Business Review

The 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals overturned a lower court's ruling that barred a group of students from establishing a gay-straight alliance at a Lake County middle school.

By News Service of Florida

4 minute read

December 06, 2016 | Daily Business Review

The state plans to ask the U.S. Supreme Court to revisit a landmark case in which the justices struck down as unconstitutional Florida's death-penalty sentencing procedure because it gave too much power to judges, instead of juries.

By Dara Kam, News Service of Florida

8 minute read

December 06, 2016 | Daily Business Review

House Speaker Richard Corcoran called for the business community to rally around his push for changes to Florida's judiciary, saying failure to do so could make the Legislature's efforts to pass pro-business legislation futile.

By Brandon Larrabee, News Service of Florida

9 minute read