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A Florida judge who last year asked a Black man in his courtroom if he ever "chopped cotton" and acted unprofessionally towards two public defenders won't face a public reprimand, after the Florida ...

TALLAHASSEE – An Orange County judge who last year asked a Black man in his courtroom if he ever “chopped cotton” and acted unprofessionally towards two public defenders won’t face a public reprimand, ...

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (WCTV/Gray Capital Bureau) - The Florida Supreme Court has rejected a stipulation that would’ve seen an Orlando judge publicly reprimanded for making a comment about chopping cotton ...

ORLANDO, Fla. – The Florida Supreme Court is not accepting a plan to reprimand a Central Florida judge over a perceived racial remark during a plea hearing last year, nor for telling two defense ...

New Jersey school districts can prohibit teachers from displaying political campaign signs on school grounds during the school day, a state appeals court ruled Monday. The Appellate Division ...

House Speaker Mike Johnson is planning a rare fourth reconciliation package to defund Planned Parenthood, according to sources, but it is unclear if he can succeed. The 2025 One Big Beautiful Bill Act ...

In a 7-0 decision Tuesday, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court, in the case of Punxsutawney Hunting Club v. Pennsylvania Game Commission, sided with the club and other Pennsylvania landowners and ruled ...

Justice Amy Coney Barrett had a fast answer when she was asked during a recent Senate hearing if the Supreme Court had done anything to address the meteoric rise of prediction markets — and the ...

On Tuesday, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court unanimously ruled that warrantless searches of land marked as private violate that state's constitution. The seven justices agreed that the "open fields" ...

The election integrity movement deserves tremendous credit for making the SAVE America Act a must-pass priority for Congress. Over the last six months, its advocates in both the House and Senate have ...