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The list of finalists to replace outgoing Justice Alan Lawson includes Palm Beach County Circuit Judge Renatha Francis, whom DeSantis tried to appoint to the Supreme Court in 2020.

The Florida Supreme Court Judicial Nominating Commission on Saturday completed interviews of 17 applicants before submitting the list of finalists for DeSantis to consider.

The move paves the way for Gov. Ron DeSantis' sixth appointment to the Florida Supreme Court in less than four years.

Couriel won't 'go astray' by indulging in his policy preferences, says Gov. DeSantis.

It takes one to know one|!!| so we asked award-winning comedy writer Charles Memminger to choose the most hilarious comedians the Islands have produced.

Florida resident loses First Amendment appeal in suit over rejection of his mansion plans     For the last 18 years, Florida resident Donald Burns has been living in his 10,000-square-foot mansion—which he describes as a “traditional home”—on the Atlantic Ocean in Palm Beach, Florida. Photo from the 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals at Atlanta’s June 8 decision. A federal appeals court has rejected constitutional claims by a Florida resident who sued when a town rejected his plans ...

In a federal appeals court case freeing former Democratic U.S. Rep. Corrine Brown, and a state appeals court case approving an arrest for filming Boynton Beach police officers, the less-experienced judges appointed by Donald Trump and Ron DeSantis made decisions on the wrong side of history and the law. In both cases, more experienced judges appointed by Bill Clinton and former Republican Gov. Bob Martinez dissented.

Ex-congresswoman’s fraud conviction overturned A stock image of a judges gavel. (Source: Storyblocks) By Jim Saunders | May 10, 2021 at 1:42 PM EDT - Updated May 10 at 1:42 PM TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (WWSB) - A divided federal appeals court Thursday overturned the conviction of former Florida Congresswoman Corrine Brown on fraud and tax charges, ruling that a juror was improperly removed from her trial because he said the “Holy Spirit” told him Brown was not guilty. The 11th U.S....

Special evidence from Holy Spirit now OK for Florida jurors, Trump judges affirm | Frank Cerabino © The Palm Beach Post Palm Beach Post columnist Frank Cerabino OK, imagine this.  You are in a jury pool in a criminal case, and you’re asked if you can render a verdict based solely on the evidence presented in court. You say “yes," but as soon as jury selection begins, you tell the other jurors that you have some special information: that you consulted your Magic 8-Ball, and it informed ...

Instead, she and her chief of staff used nearly all the money to pay for such things as luxury vacations, galas, NFL games and Beyoncé concert tickets for themselves. Only $1,200 went to scholarships, the fraud indictment against her charged. As a result, the 12-term Democratic congresswoman lost her bid for re-election in 2016 and stood trial in a federal criminal court in Jacksonville the following year. This was a slam-dunk case. Her chief of staff pleaded guilty and provided evidence again...