The decision could be important for a legal battle over a Florida law that prevents minors from receiving hormone therapy and puberty blockers to treat gender dysphoria.

Former Okaloosa County deputy Eddie Duran faces up to 30 years in prison if convicted of manslaughter with a firearm. Bond was set Thursday at $100,000.

An Ohio prison inmate already convicted of rape and kidnapping pleaded guilty to threatening to kill a Florida judge and sexually assault the judge’s wife and daughter.

A slate of laws enacted this year continue the state's crackdown on illegal immigration. Advocates say the changes come as Florida's immigrant community is still reeling from last year's policies.

It urged a U.S. district judge to toss out the lawsuit, which challenges a new federal rule that requires more gun sellers to be licensed and run background checks on buyers, disputing state arguments about lost tax revenue from gun shows.

Victims' families and survivors of the killing of 49 patrons at the LGBTQ-friendly club had asked law enforcement to investigate the owners for criminal culpability. The police department said this week that no charges will be filed against former owners Barbara and Rosario Poma since probable cause doesn’t exist.

Death row inmate Loran Cole is appealing the state's lethal injection procedures to the U.S. Supreme Court. But Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody argues that Cole waited too long to raise his claims.

A district judge had blocked Florida's law restricting access to gender-affirming care earlier this year. Lawyers for trans plaintiffs and their families say even a temporary rollback on that decision is "devastating."

The defense attorney for a deputy charged with fatally shooting a Black U.S. Air Force senior airman in Florida’s Panhandle is a well-known litigator with decades of experience. He's also a former state lawmaker and prosecutor who unsuccessfully ran for governor.

The decision handed down on Monday cleared the way for Florida to prohibit transgender minors from being prescribed puberty blockers and hormonal treatments, even with their parents’ permission.

The judge ordered him held until a Thursday pre-trial detention hearing, despite objections from his lawyer, who said he should be released now.

Officials say that 38-year-old former Okaloosa County deputy Eddie Duran turned himself in on Monday.