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This case involves amendments to Florida Rule of Appellate Procedure 9.710, which governs the procedures for appealing decisions made by the Florida Bar's Board of Governors concerning lawyer advertis...
This case involves an inquiry by the Florida Judicial Qualifications Commission (JQC) into Judge Woody Robert Clermont. The JQC found that Judge Clermont engaged in misconduct by making inappropriate ...
This case involves Michael L. King, who was convicted of first-degree murder and sentenced to death. The Florida Supreme Court reviewed his conviction and sentence. King raised several issues on appea...
This case involves an amendment to Florida Rule of Appellate Procedure 9.140, which governs appeals in criminal cases. The Florida Supreme Court adopted an amendment to subdivision (b)(2)(A) of the ru...
This case involves Michael H. Hunt, who was convicted of first-degree murder and sentenced to death. The Florida Supreme Court reviewed his appeal, which raised several issues including the denial of ...
This case involves Raymond Bright, who filed two separate appeals related to his legal challenges against the State of Florida and the Department of Corrections. In the first case, Bright appealed the...
This case involves Billy Leon Kearse appealing his conviction for aggravated assault with a deadly weapon. Kearse argued that the trial court made several errors, including improperly admitting eviden...
This case involves a dispute over whether Leo Louis Kaczmar, III, was wrongfully terminated from his position as a correctional officer. Kaczmar sued the Secretary of the Department of Corrections, al...
This case involves two related appeals by Melvin Trotter, who was convicted of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon and attempted sexual battery. Trotter argued that his trial attorney provided ine...
This case concerns proposed amendments to the Rules Regulating the Florida Bar, specifically Chapter 3, which deals with the admission of attorneys. The Florida Supreme Court reviewed these proposed c...
This case involves two appeals by Ronald Palmer Heath, who was convicted of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon and possession of a firearm by a convicted felon. In the first appeal, Heath argued ...
The Florida Supreme Court considered a proposed amendment to Rule 9.200 of the Florida Rules of Appellate Procedure. This rule governs the content and format of rehearing briefs, which are filed after...
The Florida Supreme Court has amended three rules of civil procedure and one form related to service of process and pleadings. These changes are intended to clarify and streamline the procedures for n...
The Florida Supreme Court considered proposed changes to two rules of civil procedure: Rule 1.350 concerning the production of documents and things, and Rule 1.370 regarding the use of depositions. Th...
The Florida Supreme Court considered proposed amendments to the rules governing the Florida Bar and the process for admission to the bar. These amendments were put forth by the Bar itself. The Court r...
This case involves two related appeals by James Terry Colley, Jr. concerning his conviction and sentence for aggravated child abuse. In the first appeal, Colley argued that the trial court erred by no...
This case involves a dispute between Ashley Nicole Isabel Brito and Angel Giovanni Rivera (the plaintiffs) against Jennifer Salas (the defendant). The plaintiffs are seeking damages related to alleged...