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The last DCA expansion was the Florida Fifth District Court of Appeal in 1979. [1] Blaise Trettis, a public defender in Brevard County, served on the Assessment Committee. When the committee looked at yearly case filings, they found that there was “a precipitous decline” [ 2 ] in the number of appeals over the years.
A group of Florida families, represented by GLAD Law and other civil rights groups, filed the initial lawsuit challenging the ban. They were later joined by four adult plaintiffs. Hinkle sided with the group, ruling that the ban is unconstitutional on equal protection grounds and motivated by purposeful discrimination against transgender people.
The Florida Supreme Court will hear arguments on the state’s 15-week abortion ban on Friday, Sept. 8. With arguments coming this week, a look at anti-abortion views of some Florida justices Skip ...
The Florida Second District Court of Appeal is headquartered in Tampa, Florida on the campus of Stetson University College of Law. It will move to St. Petersburg when the new Pinellas courthouse is complete. [1] There are nine counties in the Second District, which includes a population of over 5.0 million people.
The Fourth DCA was created in 1965; the Fifth DCA was created in 1979; and Sixth District Courts of Appeal was created in 2023. [ 2 ] The existence of the DCAs was provided for in the Florida Constitution , which now requires the legislature to divide the state into appellate court districts, providing each with a DCA.
The effort by pro-abortion groups in Florida to place the ballot measure is one of at least 10 across the U.S. seeking to put abortion rights directly in the hands of voters in 2024.
The Florida Supreme Court on Tuesday scheduled oral arguments for Sept. 12 in a congressional redistricting lawsuit that seeks to salvage a now-defunct district that once stretched from ...
The Florida Supreme Court calls for creating a 6th state appeals court and revamping boundaries, describing potential changes as “milestone events”