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Following a pivotal election cycle in Florida, voters have handed Republicans a supermajority in the Legislature, which government experts say has turned its attention to addressing a turbulent property insurance market and other legislation that will likely mirror national issues over the next two years, including abortion, infrastructure and sustainable investing.
CNN asked a Florida federal judge on Friday to rule in its favor in a defamation suit filed by Harvard legal scholar Alan Dershowitz stemming from his defense of then-President Donald Trump at his first impeachment trial, saying network commentators' statements about the lawyer during a 2020 broadcast were consistent with and came after what other media outlets reported at the time.
A Florida federal jury on Tuesday found ex-Venezuelan treasurer Claudia Díaz Guillen and her husband guilty of money laundering conspiracy charges connected to an illegal foreign currency exchange scheme that netted $100 million in proceeds, which were used to purchase yachts, private jets and a fashion company.
The U.S. Department of Defense on Wednesday asked the Eleventh Circuit to remove a lower court order halting the COVID-19 vaccine requirement for service members, arguing that unvaccinated commanders could diminish the readiness of rapid-response units.
A Baton Rouge, Louisiana, wood scientist testified Monday in Florida federal court that at least half the wood from Brazil's southern pine forests is inherently "less favorable" for plywood, which a lumber coalition says makes it likely that Forestwood Industries Inc. is fraudulently certifying the wood as a superior construction grade product to U.S. consumers.