EXECUTION The Florida Supreme Court has denied death row inmate Louis Gaskin’s appeal to block his execution. Gaskin was condemned to die for the 1989 murders of a couple in Flagler County. His execution was carried out April 12th. HOMESTEAD EXEMPTION The Florida Supreme Court has ruled in favor of the Sarasota Property Appraiser regarding Read more about Legal Updates[…]

GREENHOUSE GASES Florida joined with other states to file a lawsuit against the federal government regarding the calculations of the social costs of greenhouse gas emissions. The U.S. Fifth Circuit of Appeals rejected the claim that the states are suffering under the Biden administration’s calculations of the social cost. The court panel found the states could only Read more about Legal Updates[…]

NURSING HOME ACQUITTAL In a case dating from 2017, a judge has granted an acquittal of a nursing home administrator for the manslaughter of nine residents. During Hurricane Irma, the nursing home lost power and temperatures rose to 99 degrees over the space of 62 hours. It was determined that the excessive heat was the cause of Read more about Legal Updates[…]

HILLSBOROUGH STATE ATTORNEY An elected Florida prosecutor who says he was suspended by Governor DeSantis for political gain, and because he is a Democrat, is continuing his fight to regain his office. He is asking the state Supreme Court to reinstate him, citing a federal judge’s ruling that DeSantis violated state law and his First Read more about Legal Updates[…]

FLORIDA EXECUTION The U.S. Supreme Court denied the request of an execution stay in the case of a Florida death row inmate. The convicted murderer alleged that he had a neurological condition related to being exposed to alcohol before birth, which contributed to his behavior. Donald Dillbeck was executed by lethal injection on February 23rd, the first Read more about Legal Updates[…]