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Casualty Litigation

Florida Legislation Bans Businesses from Requiring COVID-19 Vaccine “Passports”

On May 3, 2021, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis signed into law a bill that would...

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Education

Justices Show Little Spirit for Expanding Tinker: SCOTUS Wrestles with Appropriate Standard for Regulating Off-Campus Student Speech

In 1969, the Supreme Court recognized both that students do not surrender their First Amendment...

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Education

Is School Policy for Transgender Student Bathroom Use Discriminatory Under Title IX?

School’s Policy Prohibiting the Presence of a Transgender Student in the Restroom That Matches Their...

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Government and Administrative

It’s No Joke: First DCA Upholds Statutory Fines Against Individual Officials for Violations of Florida Firearms Preemption

The Florida Legislature has clearly staked out its role in legislating firearms regulations.  It remains...

Government and Administrative

Eleventh Circuit Vacates First-of-Its-Kind ADA Website Accessibility Judgment Against Grocery Store Chain

In a long-awaited opinion in Gil v. Winn-Dixie Stores, Inc.,[1] a divided Eleventh Circuit Court...

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Government and Administrative

On-Duty Law Enforcement Officers are Entitled to Invoke Marsy’s Law Victim Confidentiality

Marsy’s Law was approved by Florida voters in the 2018 general election and amended Article...

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Government and Administrative

A Seizure by Any Other Name: US Supreme Court Affirms Centuries Old Rule Regarding the Use of Force and the Seizure of Criminal Suspects

In a divided opinion, the United States Supreme Court recently corrected the Tenth Circuit’s divergence...

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Education

SCOTUS 8-1: Student Has Standing in First Amendment Case Against College

In Uzuegbunam v. Preczewski, 592 U.S. ___ (2021), the United States Supreme Court held that...

Government and Administrative

Qualified Immunity: The Commonly Misunderstood Defense and Opponents’ Efforts to Expose Law Enforcement Officers to Financial Ruin

Recent unrest has thrust the doctrine of qualified immunity into the spotlight.  Many of those...

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Professional Liability

11th Circuit Clarifies Standard of Care Required Under Eighth Amendment for Hepatitis-C Inmates in Florida Prisons

Does the Eighth Amendment require Florida prison officials to treat all inmates with chronic Hepatitis-C with...

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