Florida Supreme Court, Senate

Mayfield put on Senate ballot in unanimous Florida Supreme Court ruling
A state agency last week said Mayfield was not eligible to run for the Senate District 19 seat because of Florida's term limit rules
Florida Supreme Court says state wrongly blocked Senate candidate from ballot
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Effort to halt Florida inmate's execution goes to U.S. Supreme Court
TALLAHASSEE - After losing at the Florida Supreme Court, attorneys for convicted murderer James Ford this weekend quickly asked the U.S. Supreme Court to halt his scheduled execution Thursday.
Florida Supreme Court backs Mayfield in ballot fight
The Florida Supreme Court on Thursday backed Rep. Debbie Mayfield in her bid to run in a special election for a Senate seat, ruling that state elections officials
Mayfield: Not being on Senate election ballot would 'shake confidence of Florida voters'
Separately, two residents file legal briefs supporting state officials' view Mayfield is not qualified to run because of Florida's term limit rules.
State’s blocking of Mayfield from Senate race ‘meritless,’ state Supreme Court rules
The Florida Supreme Court expects Secretary of State Cord Byrd to include Rep. Debbie Mayfield’s name on the ballot in the planned Brevard County state Senate special election, the justices said Thursday in a 25-page opinion.
Florida Supreme Court disbars attorney Jeffrey Siskind for pocketing millions from clients
Among the clients who complained about Jeffrey Siskind was Chris George, who helped to run one of the nation's largest ...
Florida man is executed for 1997 killing of couple whose toddler witnessed the attack
James Dennis Ford, 64, was pronounced dead at 6:19 p.m. following a lethal injection at Florida State Prison. He was ...
Supreme Court clears way for Thursday’s execution of Florida man who killed married couple in 1997
TALLAHASSEE — The U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday rejected an appeal by Florida Death Row inmate James Ford, setting the ...
State Supreme Court orders new trial for Florida man convicted in 2015 Myrtle Beach death
The South Carolina Supreme Court has ordered a new trial for a Florida man convicted of punching a Myrtle Beach man who later ...
Charlotte County man to be executed for 1997 murders, appeals to U.S. Supreme Court
Attorneys have sent an appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court after the Florida Supreme Court rejected James D. Ford's latest ...
A Supreme Court case could pave the way for publicly funded Jewish day schools
Peter Deutsch, a former Democratic congressman from South Florida who founded a network of Hebrew-language charter schools, ...
Central Florida legislator Geraldine Thompson, a civil-rights leader, dies at 76
TALLAHASSEE — Sen. Geraldine Thompson, a long-serving legislator and “trailblazing” civil-rights leader from Central Florida, died after complications from knee surgery, her family announced Thursday.
Did James Ford Have Any Final Words Before Florida Execution?
James Dennis Ford, a convicted killer on death row since 1999, did not share any final words before he was executed by lethal ...