Here are 10 big legal issues to watch in the coming year.
With Florida’s regular 60-day session starting next week, DeSantis called the special session for the week of April 20, at least in part to give the U.S. Supreme Court time to rule in a pending Louisiana redistricting case. (File Photo)
Sen. Tom Leek, R-Ormond Beach, filed a proposed "Artificial Intelligence Bill of Rights" on Monday. (Photo/Colin Hackley, NSF File)
In his final budget proposal, Gov. Ron DeSantis on Wednesday rolled out a $117.36 billion plan for the 2026-2027 fiscal year that includes increased money for teachers and law-enforcement officers.
The lawsuit, filed in 2024, alleges that the company has violated a law known as the Florida Deceptive and Unfair Trade Practices Act. But attorneys for Meta argued in last week’s petition that the case should be tossed out.
Four proposed constitutional amendments aimed at reducing property taxes for homeowners continued moving forward Tuesday in the Florida House, despite concerns about how they could hit funding for local services.
The social media provider claims a federal law "provides an immunity from suit that prevents interactive computer service providers such as Meta from facing liability based on their role as publishers of third-party content." (File Photo)"
Democrats in Florida’s Legislature have filed more than a dozen gun control bills — which even the party’s lawmakers acknowledge are likely to go nowhere — less than two months after leaders legalized open carry. (Photo/Fresh Take Florida)
The Florida House is again moving to pass a controversial bill that would lower the minimum age to purchase rifles and other long guns from 21 to 18, though the Senate has not given any public sign that it is on board.
State leaders have offered up different ways to lower the taxable values property owners pay one while while looking to shield funding for schools and law enforcement.
