Florida Supreme Court Justices Renatha Francis and Meredith L. Sasso are up for a retention vote for six-year terms on Nov. 5.

The Florida Supreme Court disbarred a former Miami-Dade County judge who police officers arrested in Coral Gables when the Florida Bar was monitoring him.

In a unanimous opinion Thursday, the Florida Supreme Court suspended the law license of former state lawmaker and Miami Beach Commissioner Michael Grieco for one year after an investigation found that he made dishonest statements related to a campaign finance scandal.

It wasn’t eggs or birds or endangered species, or homeowners dreading more traffic.

One day after the Florida Supreme Court paved the way for a six-week abortion ban to take effect in the Sunshine State, a South Florida abortion provider says it means many women will have to travel out-of-state if they wish to have the procedure.

All eyes were on the Florida State Supreme Court as on Monday, the state justices decided that Florida voters will be able to cast ballots on issues pertaining to abortion access and adult recreational marijuana use.

One of the most controversial and heated questions in Florida is now in the hands of the state Supreme Court.

Florida’s attorney general is expected to ask the state Supreme Court to keep an abortion-rights measure off November’s ballot on Wednesday, saying it misleads voters and could be used to expand abortion rights in the future.

The Florida Supreme Court recently disciplined 21 attorneys, including four based in Miami-Dade County and two based in Broward County.

There are new voices being heard in the fight to put the question of abortion access in Florida on the ballot. Who they are and what they want may be surprising to some.

Since the overturning of Roe v. Wade, advocates have turned their eyes toward Florida as a potential foothold for abortion rights in the Southeast.

The legalization of recreational marijuana is one step closer to becoming a constitutional amendment on Florida’s 2024 ballot, according to the United States’ largest medical marijuana producer.

Gov. Ron DeSantis appointed a Cuban-American woman to the Florida Supreme Court on Tuesday, marking the first time in history the court will have three women as sitting justices.

The judge who oversaw the sentencing of the Parkland massacre gunman won't be able to oversee proceedings in another murder case involving the death penalty.

When Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis wanted to appoint Renatha Francis for the position on the state's supreme court, he met with challenges. Two years later, he was able to make his appointment.

Gov. Ron DeSantis accused Miami-Dade County officials on Friday of “refusing to honor” immigration authorities’ hold requests.

Florida Supreme Court Justice Alan Lawson announced plans to retire Friday, which gives Republican Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis the opportunity to have appointed four of the seven justices.

The Florida Supreme Court is telling Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis it will not answer his question on whether a Black congressman’s district is unconstitutional.

Miami-Dade County courthouses will not be enforcing an indoor mask mandate starting Friday.

Florida courthouses are relaxing some coronavirus restrictions while others remain in place.

Florida Supreme Court Chief Justice Charles Canady amended coronavirus pandemic-related restrictions on Thursday to allow movement through public parts of courthouses throughout the state.

Miami-Dade Circuit Judge Martin Zilber admitted to having problems with absenteeism and to mistreating his staff. He agreed to a 60-day suspension and a $30,000 fine, but the Florida Supreme Court wants his punishment to be more severe.

PARKLAND, Fla. – The Florida Supreme Court ruled Thursday against the families of the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooting victims. The court ruled that the Broward County School Board is only obligated to pay up to $300,000 in total liability payments. These are the 17 victims who lost their lives in the massacre at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School. (WPLG)Attorney Todd Michaels said that under state law, the board is only obligated to financial liability for the school shooting as one incident, instead of each family’s devastating loss. Lori Alhadeff, center, and her husband Ilan Alhadeff, right, hold a picture of their daughter Alyssa Alhadeff, a Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooting victim, March 23, 2018 on Capitol Hill in Washington.

Circuit Judge Barbara Lagoa, of the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit, is shown in this official undated photo released by the Florida Supreme Court. So she’s got a lot of things — very smart,” Trump said in a call-in interview with “Fox and Friends.”Asked whether politics would play a role in the decision, Trump responded: “I try not to say so. At 52, Lagoa would become the youngest member of the U.S. Supreme Court if nominated and confirmed. Before that, for less than a year she was a justice on the Florida Supreme Court after more than a decade on a Miami-based state appeals court where she wrote some 360 opinions. She was the first woman of Hispanic heritage on the state Supreme Court.

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – The Florida Supreme Court is ordering Gov. Ron DeSantis to pick a new Supreme Court justice after nullifying his original appointment. The Court ruled Friday that Judge Renatha Francis is constitutionally ineligible to serve because she hasn’t been a member of the Florida Bar for at least 10 years. Francis would have been the first Caribbean-American to serve on the Florida Supreme Court. According to the Florida Supreme Court’s order, the Constitution gave the governor 60 days from Jan. 23 to fill the vacancy after former Justice Robert Luck resigned.

MIAMI BEACH, Fla. The Florida Bar announced on Wednesday the Florida Supreme Court suspended a Miami Beach attorney for one year effective July 4. Herber Walker III was accused of creating a conflict of interest when he accepted about $5,000 in suits and monogrammed shirts from a client. The client had been accused of driving his other client out of state to avoid first-degree murder charges. The Florida Bar also accused Walker of communicating with the client while knowing he was represented by another counsel.

Ron DeSantis held a news conference Tuesday afternoon in Miami, at which time he announced the appointments of Judge Renatha Francis and attorney John Couriel to the Florida Supreme Court. Judge Renatha Francis has been appointed to Floridas Supreme Court. (WPLG)She previously served on the Florida 11th Circuit Court and the Miami-Dade County Court. Francis, who was born in Jamaica, is the first American from the Caribbean to be appointed to Floridas Supreme Court, the governor said. Attorney John Couriel has been appointed to Floridas Supreme Court by Gov.

Voter rights groups have sued the state in federal court, but a trial is not expected until spring. Soon after the amendment’s passage, the Republican-controlled Legislature stipulated that to complete sentences, felons must pay all fines and fees before getting their voting rights restored. Voting rights groups sued in federal court immediately after DeSantis signed the GOP bill into law, likening the financial requirements to an illegal barrier for people who can’t afford to pay. To possibly bolster his case, the governor sought the advisory opinion from the state’s high court. (Bob Self/The Florida Times-Union via AP) (Copyright The Florida Times-Union 2020)In a tweet, DeSantis said he was “pleased” with the decision.

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. - Attorney General Ashley Moody is challenging what she calls a misleading proposed ballot question asking voters to do away with Florida's closed primary elections. Moody filed a brief Tuesday with the Florida Supreme Court seeking to squash the proposed amendment. The initiative, proposed by the nonprofit All Voters Vote, seeks to allow all registered voters to participate in primary elections for state legislature, governor and cabinet, regardless of political party affiliation, beginning in 2024. READ: Attorney general's challenge to open primaries proposed ballot questionMoody wrote that the proposed ballot language "is defective" because it states that all candidates would appear on the same primary election ballot. Local10.com sent an email to All Voters Vote seeking comment.

Broward County Judge Ernest Kollra Jr. appears before the Florida Supreme Court to be publicly reprimanded. PEMBROKE PARK, Fla. - A Broward County judge was publicly reprimanded Wednesday by the Florida Supreme Court for playing the partisanship card during his judicial race. Judge Ernest Kollra Jr. agreed to the public reprimand in April after acknowledging two violations of the Florida Code of Judicial Conduct. "The misconduct has damaged the public's trust and confidence in you, as an individual judge, as well as the public's trust and confidence in our state court system," Chief Judge Charles Canady told Kollra. The Florida Judicial Qualifications Commission filed formal charges in February.

Broward County Judge Ernest Kollra Jr. appears before the Florida Supreme Court to be publicly reprimanded. PEMBROKE PARK, Fla. - A Broward County judge was publicly reprimanded Wednesday by the Florida Supreme Court for playing the partisanship card during his judicial race. Judge Ernest Kollra Jr. agreed to the public reprimand in April after acknowledging two violations of the Florida Code of Judicial Conduct. "The misconduct has damaged the public's trust and confidence in you, as an individual judge, as well as the public's trust and confidence in our state court system," Chief Judge Charles Canady told Kollra. The Florida Judicial Qualifications Commission filed formal charges in February.