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Justice Kogan remembered for championing court communications
Former Florida Supreme Court Chief Justice Gerald Kogan died in Miami on Thursday, March 4, 2021. He was 87 and...
Task force defends proposed IOTA program rule amendments
Critics of proposed amendments to the Bar rule governing the IOTA program fail to recognize that the amendments comply with...
Senate COVID-19 liability shield bill moves again
A COVID-19 liability shield for medical providers is continuing to advance in the Senate, despite warnings by critics that it...
Anti-riot bill clears second House panel
The second Florida House committee meeting on a proposed bill to toughen criminal penalties for rioting went about as the...
Bills on raising age to charge juveniles as adults, restitution advance
A bill raising the age by one year when juveniles could be charged as adults has cleared its second Senate...
Bills promote de-escalation training for police
A grass-roots justice reform group begun by the 11th Circuit State Attorney’s Office is backing legislation calling for better training...
Gain time reform passes out of Senate Criminal Justice Committee
A bill that would allow inmates to serve as little as 65% of their sentences if they complete rehabilitation programs...
COVID-19 liability protection measures moving quickly
House and Senate committees marked the first day of the 2021 session by moving COVID-19 liability protections a step closer...
Board hears reports from special legal services panel and Access Commission
The Board of Governors was briefed on the work of the Special Committee to Improve the Delivery of Legal Services...
Alimony back on lawmakers’ agenda
Florida lawmakers are once again proposing sweeping changes to alimony, the latest in a series of attempts that began in...