All posts tagged "Florida Supreme Court"

The Florida Supreme Court ruled unanimously on Thursday that the state’s “anti-riot” law, passed in 2021 which creates harsher penalties for protesters, does not apply to demonstrators who are present at a protest but don’t engage in violent or disorderly conduct.

The ruling by the conservative-leaning court is considered a victory for Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, who has previously argued that individuals peacefully protesting would not be subject to arrest.

But the ACLU of Florida is also applauding the decision, calling it a “monumental victory for protestors who have been chilled by government officials’ past threats to crack down on Floridians who wish to speak about injustice.” ...

A former Florida Circuit court judge, who resigned after admitting to over 1400 text and ex parte phone communications with a prosecutor while he tried a murder case before her, has been disbarred by the Florida Supreme court.

The U.S. Supreme Court ruled Tuesday that police cannot intrude onto private property and use drug-sniffing dogs to obtain probable cause for a more thorough search, in an untypical ruling that saw Justice Antonin Scalia side with the court's liberal wing to swing the 5-4 decision.

WASHINGTON — The US Supreme Court agreed Friday to hear a case to determine whether the use of police dogs sniffing for drugs outside homes is a violation of the constitutional rights of the residents.