/law-justice Law & Justice en-US SA¹ú¼Ê´«Ä± Wed, 01 Jul 2026 21:14:34 GMT /immigration/2026-07-01/birthright-citizenship-florida-supreme-court-decision The U.S. Supreme Court vote to protect birthright citizenship in a landmark ruling was welcomed by elected officials on both sides of the aisle in Florida — although Democrats were much more vocal, with messages of cautious joy. Wed, 01 Jul 2026 21:14:34 GMT /immigration/2026-07-01/birthright-citizenship-florida-supreme-court-decision Halle Vazquez /immigration/2026-06-30/supreme-court-upholds-birthright-citizenship-on-constitutional-grounds The decision firmly rejected the executive order that Trump issued on the first day of his second term. Tue, 30 Jun 2026 14:38:49 GMT /immigration/2026-06-30/supreme-court-upholds-birthright-citizenship-on-constitutional-grounds Nina Totenberg /law-justice/2026-06-25/how-law-enforcement-is-fighting-human-trafficking-during-the-fifa-world-cup During an international event like the FIFA World Cup where people are travelling and celebrating far from home– federal, state, and local law enforcement are ramping up measures to identify and prevent human trafficking. Public awareness and education is a huge factor. Thu, 25 Jun 2026 10:00:00 GMT /law-justice/2026-06-25/how-law-enforcement-is-fighting-human-trafficking-during-the-fifa-world-cup Sofia Zarran /health/2026-06-24/largest-medicaid-pediatric-provider-sues-desantis-administration-over-pay-rates Florida’s largest Medicaid pediatric healthcare provider is suing the administration of Gov. Ron DeSantis, alleging it erred when Medicaid officials adjusted the rates the state pays to managed care plans to include the costs of applied behavioral analysis (ABA) services to children with autism and special needs. Wed, 24 Jun 2026 19:27:00 GMT /health/2026-06-24/largest-medicaid-pediatric-provider-sues-desantis-administration-over-pay-rates Christine Sexton | Florida Phoenix /government-politics/2026-06-24/federal-judge-bars-trump-from-implementing-proof-of-citizenship-requirement-to-vote A federal judge has permanently barred President Donald Trump's administration from implementing most of his first executive order on elections. Wed, 24 Jun 2026 17:30:05 GMT /government-politics/2026-06-24/federal-judge-bars-trump-from-implementing-proof-of-citizenship-requirement-to-vote Associated Press /law-justice/2026-06-16/teen-accused-of-killing-stepsister-on-carnival-cruise-taken-into-custody-following-adult-charges A teenager charged with sexually assaulting and killing his 18-year-old stepsister on a Carnival Cruise ship has surrendered after a federal judge reversed his decision on pretrial release now that the teen is charged as an adult. The U.S. Attorney's Office in Miami confirmed on Monday that Timothy Hudson is in custody. Tue, 16 Jun 2026 20:01:00 GMT /law-justice/2026-06-16/teen-accused-of-killing-stepsister-on-carnival-cruise-taken-into-custody-following-adult-charges David Fischer | Associated Press /government-politics/2026-06-16/new-law-enforcement-bills-expand-options-to-pursue-criminals DeSantis signed a series of law enforcement-related measures Tuesday, with many of them designed to increase penalties for criminals and give police and prosecutors more options to pursue them. Tue, 16 Jun 2026 19:00:00 GMT /government-politics/2026-06-16/new-law-enforcement-bills-expand-options-to-pursue-criminals Jim Turner | News Service of Florida /south-florida/2026-06-16/dueling-owners-go-to-court-over-project-tango-in-palm-beach-county Lawsuit seeks to block owner trying to persuade public to support hyperscale AI data center and make way for Atlanta-based owner that could build a data center without public hearings. Tue, 16 Jun 2026 14:29:17 GMT /south-florida/2026-06-16/dueling-owners-go-to-court-over-project-tango-in-palm-beach-county Joel Engelhardt | Stet News /government-politics/2026-06-15/supreme-court-will-decide-whether-criminal-cases-must-have-12-jurors-in-florida-case The Supreme Court has agreed to decide whether states can use juries made up of only six people in criminal cases, instead of the usual 12. Mon, 15 Jun 2026 20:00:00 GMT /government-politics/2026-06-15/supreme-court-will-decide-whether-criminal-cases-must-have-12-jurors-in-florida-case Mark Sherman | Associated Press /law-justice/2026-06-12/broward-to-clear-records-of-defendants-snagged-in-reverse-sting-by-police-cooking-up-crack-cocaine The 42 defendants were originally caught in "reverse stings" with crack cocaine that was actively manufactured by law enforcement authorities. Fri, 12 Jun 2026 16:21:25 GMT /law-justice/2026-06-12/broward-to-clear-records-of-defendants-snagged-in-reverse-sting-by-police-cooking-up-crack-cocaine SA¹ú¼Ê´«Ä± News Staff