Snapchat video key in Murdaugh case: Hereโs why it was so influential
One of the last pieces of a legal dynasty that doled out justice in rural South Carolina for decades crumbled Friday as prominent lawyer Alex Murdaugh was sentenced to spend the rest of his life in prison for the murder of his wife and son at their sprawling estate.
Bill proposes expanding controversial Florida education law dubbed โDonโt Say Gayโ by critics
A House Republican on Tuesday filed a proposal that would bar instruction about sexual orientation and gender identity through eighth grade, expanding a controversial 2022 law that prohibited such instruction in early grades.
50 years later, SCOTUS decision against Jacksonville ordinance gains new relevance
At the heart of a lawsuit filed July 25 against the school boards in Duval, Orange, Palm Beach and Indian River counties, is the concept that a law cannot be valid if thereโs no objectively consistent way to follow, enforce or even define it.
Mexico to require appeals on social media account blocking
(AP Photo/Marco Ugarte)MEXICO CITY โ The party of President Andrรฉs Manuel Lรณpez Obrador presented for public comment a proposed set of regulations on Twitter, Facebook and other social media companies, a move that drew criticism Tuesday. Lรณpez Obrador was close to Trump and was outraged by the blocking of his accounts. Like Trump, Lรณpez Obrador thinks traditional media outlets are biased against him, and like Trump, the Mexican president has used the term โfake news,โ or Spanish variants of it. Lรณpez Obrador said in January that his administration is reaching out to other government to form a common front on the issue. โI can tell you that at the first G20 meeting we have, I am going to make a proposal on this issue,โ Lรณpez Obrador said.
Florida Supreme Court takes another look at high-stakes marijuana case
Tampa-based Florigrown LLC is challenging the 2017 law, which created a regulatory structure for the stateโs medical marijuana industry. One part of the law requires medical marijuana operators to handle all aspects of the cannabis business, including growing, processing, distributing and selling products. Several prospective medical marijuana operators have intervened in the case, hoping to gain access to what is forecast to be one of the nationโs most lucrative markets. Triangleโs principles hold medical marijuana licenses in Colorado and Arizona, according to court documents. โUltimately, our goal is to provide affordable, safe medical marijuana to patients.