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Judge temporarily blocks teacher pronoun restriction in Florida: A federal judge on Tuesday temporarily blocked a law in Florida that barred a transgender ...
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Judge temporarily blocks teacher pronoun restriction in Florida
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A man was on Monday gunned down at his home in Burton district near Bog Walk, St Catherine. He has been identified as 47-year-old labourer Mark Walker ... Show more   jamaica-gleaner.com/article/news/20240402/st-catherine-man-gunned-down-his-bed   #GLNRToday
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Judge rules Florida can’t ban noncitizens from voter drives: Community groups and voter registration organizations could have faced fines of $50 ...
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Judge rules Florida can’t ban noncitizens from voter drives
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North Carolina House Primary: Mark Walker, Addison McDowell Head to Runoff: Mark Walker and Addison McDowell are heading to a runoff in the Republican primary ...
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North Carolina House Primary: Mark Walker, Addison McDowell Head to Runoff
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Candidates in two NC congressional races will ask for runoffs after Tuesday’s results
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Candidates in two NC congressional races will ask for runoffs after ...
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Federal judge rejects part of Florida elections law: A federal judge on Friday struck down part of a 2023 state elections law that placed restrictions on what ...
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Federal judge rejects part of Florida elections law
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Federal judge won’t remove himself from Florida elections law case: A federal judge Tuesday refused to step down from a case challenging a 2023 Florida elections ...
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Federal judge won’t remove himself from Florida elections law case
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Trump Jr. accuses NC congressional candidate of ‘made-up’ Matt Gaetz endorsement: Donald Trump Jr. claims North Carolina 6th district Republican primary ...
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Trump Jr. accuses NC congressional candidate of ‘made-up’ Matt Gaetz ...
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Federal judge grudgingly rules for DeSantis in elections law challenge:  A federal judge reluctantly closed the door on allegations that key parts of a 2021 ...
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Federal judge grudgingly rules for DeSantis in elections law challenge
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Judge rules against Palestinian student groups on Florida college campuses: The students had not shown that their speech was chilled or that they face imminent ...
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Judge rules against Palestinian student groups on Florida college campuses
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South Dallas businesses impacted by extended internet outage: Landline phone and internet services have been down in a southern Dallas neighborhood for more than ...
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South Dallas businesses impacted by extended internet outage
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AT&T internet and phone services restored in southern Dallas: Phone and internet services were restored after copper thefts in South Dallas caused outages for ...
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AT&T internet and phone services restored in southern Dallas
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Judge weighs dispute over pro-Palestinian groups on Florida university campuses: A federal judge heard arguments Friday in a challenge to Florida officials’ ...
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Judge weighs dispute over pro-Palestinian groups on Florida university ...
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Judge accuses DeSantis, university leader of ‘running their mouths’ about Palestinian groups
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Judge accuses DeSantis, university leader of ‘running their mouths’ about ...
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Senator denies support for NC candidate. It’s the third endorsement he’s lost.: Former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, Speaker Mike Johnson and senator Markwayne ...
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Senator denies support for NC candidate. It’s the third endorsement he’s ...
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Trump makes surprise endorsement in NC — a candidate who hadn’t announced his campaign
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Trump makes surprise endorsement in NC — a candidate who hadn’t announced ...
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Former rep drops NC governor bid to run in new House district: Former Republican Rep. Mark Walker (N.C.) is ending his gubernatorial bid to run to represent ...
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Former rep drops NC governor bid to run in new House district
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UF ordered to pay $372K to professors’ lawyers in testimony dispute: A judge has awarded $372,000 in legal fees to attorneys who represented professors in a ...
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UF ordered to pay $372K to professors’ lawyers in testimony dispute
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UF told to pay $372K in legal fees in suit over professors’ free speech: U.S. District Judge Mark Walker earlier found that the university violated faculty ...
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UF told to pay $372K in legal fees in suit over professors’ free speech
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Judge won’t block Florida ban on deducting union dues from paychecks: A federal judge has refused to block part of a new Florida law that prevents union dues ...
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Judge won’t block Florida ban on deducting union dues from paychecks
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Federal appeals court won’t rehear fight over 2021 Florida elections law: TALLAHASSEE — In a victory for Gov. Ron DeSantis and Republican legislators ...
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Federal appeals court won’t rehear fight over 2021 Florida elections law
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Appeal court to consider workplace part of ‘Stop WOKE’ act: A federal appeals court this week will hear arguments in a fight about a 2022 Florida law that placed ...
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Appeal court to consider workplace part of ‘Stop WOKE’ act
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Judge strikes down parts of Florida's sweeping election law - UPI.com: In a strong rebuke of legislative efforts to constrain voting in Florida ...
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Quick Glance: Court blocks parts of new Florida elections law
  • A federal judge has blocked parts of a new elections law in Florida challenged by voter-registration groups.

  • The judge issued an injunction against parts of the law that would prevent non-U.S. citizens from collecting or handling voter-registration applications and make it a felony for voter-registration group workers to retain personal information of voters.

  • The law would require voter-registration groups to provide confirmation that each person collecting or handling voter registration applications is a U.S. citizen.

  • The judge had previously blocked parts of another elections law in March 2022.
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U.S. Judge Blocks Part of Florida’s New Voter Suppression Law: A federal judge has blocked parts of Florida’s new election law, including a provision barring ...
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U.S. Judge Blocks Part of Florida’s New Voter Suppression Law
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Judge Blocks Parts Of New Florida Election Law: The decision marks the latest court ruling against one of Gov. Ron DeSantis’ policies since he launched his ...
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Judge Blocks Parts Of New Florida Election Law
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Federal judge denies request to block parts of new Florida elections law: A federal judge has refused to block two parts of a new Florida elections law that ...
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Federal judge denies request to block parts of new Florida elections law
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‘A lot of folks are in limbo’: Voter-registration groups urge judge to block parts of new elections law
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‘A lot of folks are in limbo’: Voter-registration groups urge judge to ...
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Teachers unions urge judge to block public-employee union law: TALLAHASSEE — A federal judge heard arguments Friday in an attempt by teachers unions to block key ...
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Teachers unions urge judge to block public-employee union law
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Forum-shopping DeSantis gets new ‘Disney judge’ | Editorial: Gov. Ron DeSantis' lawyers requested that a federal judge recuse himself from hearing a case ...
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Forum-shopping DeSantis gets new ‘Disney judge’ | Editorial
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DeSantis and the judge his administration can’t stand: Chief U.S. District Judge Mark Walker has ruled against the DeSantis administration at least twice.
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DeSantis and the judge his administration can’t stand
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Ron DeSantis Strikes Back in Disney Battle: The Florida governor hopes to have a judge removed from the company's First Amendment lawsuit against the Republican ...
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Ron DeSantis Strikes Back in Disney Battle
Quick Glance: DeSantis Attacks Trump: 'Has No Chance' Against Biden
  • Governor Ron DeSantis claims former President Donald Trump has no chance of winning against Joe Biden in the 2024 US election.

  • Ron DeSantis may announce his candidacy for the 2024 US election as early as next week.

  • Donald Trump is currently leading the Republican candidates field despite legal issues.

  • Ron DeSantis is seen as an emerging star of the Republican Party.
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Disney Suit Against DeSantis Assigned to Obama-Appointed Judge: Walt Disney Co.’s lawsuit against Ron DeSantis alleging political retaliation was assigned to a ...
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Disney Suit Against DeSantis Assigned to Obama-Appointed Judge
Quick Glance: Disney sues Gov. Ron DeSantis for political retaliation
  • DeSantis appointed the five new board members and designated the organization as the Central Florida Tourism Oversight District.

  • They claimed they couldn't afford the extra taxes the board indicated would be required to cover legal bills to battle Disney, and that proposals offered by the governor, such as new toll roads on Disney land or even a state prison, would be a hardship on their employees.

  • Mark Gibson, who owns three businesses at Disney, said he voted for DeSantis twice but is concerned about the struggle with Disney.

  • Longwell stated that in comparison to Trump's battles, the struggle with Disney "starts to look a little silly."
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Disney opposes judge disqualification in lawsuit against DeSantis: The judge overseeing Disney's lawsuit against Gov. Ron DeSantis shouldn’t leave the case ...
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Disney opposes judge disqualification in lawsuit against DeSantis
Quick Glance: Bill Barr sides with DeSantis against Disney
  • Former Attorney General Bill Barr supports Florida Governor Ron DeSantis in the dispute with Disney over the parental rights law.

  • Disney filed a lawsuit accusing DeSantis of weaponizing the government to punish the company for its political views.

  • Barr stated at the CNBC CEO Council Summit in Santa Barbara, California, that he supports DeSantis in this matter.

  • Barr emphasized that the parental rights legislation supported by DeSantis is 'reasonable policy' and that Disney should be treated like any other company.
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Judge Walker is too law-abiding a judge for DeSantis | Letters: Other letter-writers discuss school censorship and detail what makes America great.
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Judge Walker is too law-abiding a judge for DeSantis | Letters
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DeSantis asks that judge be disqualified from Disney’s free speech lawsuit: The motion filed Friday claims U.S. District Judge Mark Walker’s prior statements ...
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DeSantis asks that judge be disqualified from Disney’s free speech lawsuit
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Ron DeSantis Suffers Blow As Court Rejects 'Dystopian' Anti-Woke Law: A federal court has upheld an injunction placed on the "Stop WOKE Act" that deals with ...
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Ron DeSantis Suffers Blow As Court Rejects 'Dystopian' Anti-Woke Law
Quick Glance: Disney uses a royal family clause to thwart Ron DeSantis' Florida power play.
  • DeSantis also proposed renaming the area the Central Florida Tourism Oversight District and establishing a new board of supervisors to oversee it.

  • Florida lawmakers have objected to the new agreement, vowing to find a legal way to repeal or void it.

  • "All agreements signed between Disney and the District were appropriate, and were discussed and approved in open, noticed public forums in compliance with Florida's Government in the Sunshine law," The Walt Disney World Resort said in a statement.

  • The Florida Legislature established it so that Disney could build the infrastructure for Walt Disney World at no cost to Florida taxpayers.
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Federal appeals court backs most of Florida’s election law: An appeals court on Thursday overturned the bulk of a federal judge’s ruling that a 2021 Florida ...
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Federal appeals court backs most of Florida’s election law
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Split federal appeals court rules Florida’s new elections law did not intentionally discriminate against Black voters
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Split federal appeals court rules Florida’s new elections law did not ...
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Federal judge rejects challenge to campus surveys on intellectual freedom, diversity
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Federal judge rejects challenge to campus surveys on intellectual freedom ...
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Racing: Record-setting run comes with cloud: There was a surreal feeling to what should have been a historic moment at Pukekohe.
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Racing: Record-setting run comes with cloud
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Appeals court keeps DeSantis’ ‘Stop WOKE’ act on hold for colleges: A federal appeals court Thursday kept on hold a Florida law that restricts how race-related ...
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Appeals court keeps DeSantis’ ‘Stop WOKE’ act on hold for colleges
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Appeals judges turn to Florida Supreme Court to help define ‘riot’: A federal appeals court Tuesday turned to the Florida Supreme Court for help as it considers ...
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Appeals judges turn to Florida Supreme Court to help define ‘riot’
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Horse racing: Bumper Legends Day at Te Rapa: Another major player has been added to this Saturday’s rare battle of three-year-olds.
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Horse racing: Bumper Legends Day at Te Rapa
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Postman suspended after parcel row ends in 'street fight with customer': Police have been informed of the incident
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Postman suspended after parcel row ends in 'street fight with customer'
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Plan to fix Coventry kingpin's drugs trial 'failed spectacularly': Efforts were made to ensure that Leslie Allen was found not guilty at a trial at Warwick Crown ...
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Plan to fix Coventry kingpin's drugs trial 'failed spectacularly'
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Federal appeals court urged to continue blocking Florida education law: Professors and other plaintiffs are urging a federal appeals court to keep in place a ...
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Federal appeals court urged to continue blocking Florida education law
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Boxing Day Races: Synchronize returns in style at Pukekohe: The Mark Walker-trained four-year-old was returning from an enforced absence.
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Boxing Day Races: Synchronize returns in style at Pukekohe
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The culture wars have their day in court: Where DeSantis has won and lost: Courts have handed DeSantis wins and losses in cases involving masks, vaccines ...
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The culture wars have their day in court: Where DeSantis has won and lost
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Trial over Florida college ‘viewpoint diversity’ law set to begin: A judge next month will consider the constitutionality of a Florida law that requires ...
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Trial over Florida college ‘viewpoint diversity’ law set to begin
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Four found guilty of trying to fix Coventry kingpin drugs trial: They all tried to sway the results of the case - but failed - now they face sentencing for it
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Four found guilty of trying to fix Coventry kingpin drugs trial
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Brute choked and bit partner during violent 30 minute attack: Mark Walker, 43, subjected his then-partner to a horrific, drunken attack that involved him biting ...
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Brute choked and bit partner during violent 30 minute attack