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A Florida appeals court has denied a petition to have a Miami-Dade inmate's unborn baby released from jail.

Historic Opa-locka City Hall An appeals court Wednesday cleared the way for part of a class-action lawsuit alleging that the financially troubled city of Opa-locka overbilled customers for water use. A three-judge panel of the 3rd District Court of Appeal upheld a circuit judge’s “certification” of a class of customers who contend they were overbilled. “The plaintiffs seeking to represent the overbilled class have ... demonstrated their standing to maintain class certification by showing that a case or controversy exists between the plaintiffs and the city regarding alleged overbill...

Broward County Mayor Steve Geller tells New Times the county intends to appeal the ruling. He maintains that the restrictions were a commonsense measure to prevent overcrowded bars where people throw caution to the wind as the night wears on. "When people have too much to drink, they can do stupid things like not wear their masks. They can also become more belligerent if bar owners ask them to put their mask on," Geller explains. "I'm begging young people to recognize that there is a global pandemic going on. It's not normal times," the mayor adds. "We are not trying to be the town in that...