Navigation Rep. Jenna Persons-Mulicka Florida’s longest-serving magistrate says she’s grateful now that the Legislature has agreed to enhance criminal penalties for threatening and harassing a wider range of “court officials.” “I’m very grateful for the bill sponsors, I’m very grateful for the Family Law Section, and I really hope that the governor signs it,” said 15th […]
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Retired Florida Supreme Court Justice Peggy A. Quince to be honored with the 2025 Selig I. Goldin Memorial Award
Retired Justice Peggy A. Quince will receive the Criminal Law Section’s 2025 Selig I. Goldin Memorial Award on June 27, during The Florida Bar Annual Convention in Boca Raton. Retired Florida Supreme Court Justice Peggy A. Quince has been selected to receive the Criminal Law Section’s 2025 Selig I. Goldin Memorial Award in recognition of […]
FFLA honors CABA Pro Bono’s Lesley Mendoza with Jane Elizabeth Curran Distinguished Service Award
Lesley Mendoza Lesley Mendoza, executive director of CABA Pro Bono Legal Services, has been selected to receive FFLA’s 2025 Jane Elizabeth Curran Distinguished Service Award for her “zealous advocacy of clients in need, innovative ideas for providing services to those in need of pro bono attorneys, and dedication to legal aid in Florida.” The Jane […]
Florida AG launches nation’s first Office of Parental Rights
Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier is launching the Office of Parental Rights to empower parents and protect children. His office calls this a first-in-the-nation initiative is established to provide justice to parents and families whose rights have been violated. It says the OPR is designed to bolster the many efforts Florida has taken to protect […]
New lawsuit challenges Seminole Tribe’s online sports betting operation
A shadowy group that advocates for “lawful” casino gambling is challenging the Seminole Tribe’s online sports betting operation in a lawsuit that argues voter approval should have preceded the rollout of the tribe’s app-based wagering system. A Delaware-based company called Protect the Constitution LLC filed the lawsuit on April 23 in the Second Judicial Circuit […]