Navigation A Florida bill would take away media outlets’ legal defenses if they fail to remove content deemed defamatory or false from their websites – an eventuality critics say would lead to a flood of frivolous defamation lawsuits against news organizations. Rep. J.J. Grow (R-Inverness) earlier this year filed House Bill 667, which just gained the […]
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Competing spending plans including dozens of new judges
House and Senate budget committees on Wednesday approved competing spending proposals that, despite calls for austerity, would create dozens of new judges. House Budget Chair Lawrence McClure, a Dover businessman, said the current state budget has ballooned out of control since the $89 billion spending plan he voted to approve in 2018, after he was […]
Board discusses sustainability plan, the budgets, and cybersecurity guidelines
Rosalyn Sia Baker-Barnes The Board of Governors on Friday debated a proposed spending plan for FY 2025-26, and heard President-elect Rosalyn Sia Baker-Barnes describe a proposal for a “sustainability” initiative to stem the flow of lawyers leaving the profession. Meeting in Tampa, the board also discussed ending its formal affiliation with the ABA and approved […]
JaxALA welcomes 2025-26 board of directors
The Jacksonville Chapter of the Association of Legal Administrators announced its 2025-2026 board of directors during the association’s annual meeting on March 12 at the Jacksonville Bar Association. Pictured from left are President-elect Amanda Hall, Communications Director Lisa Parker, Treasurer Lisa Murphy, Immediate Past President Caroline Giannone, Secretary Gaylene Coover, President Kayla Gothier, and Vice […]
Plaintiff alleges negligence against Florida Atlantic University Board Of Trustees following campus injury
Leslie Albert, a resident of Palm Beach County, Florida, has filed a lawsuit against Florida Atlantic University Board of Trustees and Metroplex Piano, Inc., seeking damages in excess of $50,000. The complaint was lodged on March 21, 2025, in the Circuit Court of the 15th Judicial Circuit in Palm Beach County. Albert alleges negligence on […]