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South Florida businesses, immigrants brace for fallout after TPS ruling, rollback of parole programs
A recent U.S. Supreme Court ruling affecting Temporary Protected Status for Venezuelans has sent shockwaves through South Florida’s immigrant communities and among business owners.
The meeting sought by the GOP lawmakers comes only days after the U.S. Supreme Court allowed the Trump administration — at their request — to strip legal protections from 350,000 Venezuelans, potentially exposing them to deportation.
The 5th District Court of Appeal ruling "may be the first and only opportunity" for a Florida appeals court to tackle the subject, a judge wrote.
Swampbuster Protections Under Threat: A longtime provision of federal law, which has protected millions of acres of wetland from being farmed, is facing a legal challenge by an emboldened property rights movement.
A new state law targeting undocumented immigrants who enter Florida should remain blocked as a legal battle plays out, attorneys challenging the law argued in a filing at a federal appeals court.
The NRA is asking the U.S. Supreme Court to strike down the law, drawing fierce criticism from those still grieving the loss of loved ones.
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The St. Lucie News-Tribune on MSNFlorida judge resigned after DUI arrest, but here's how legal system works if he hadn'tThe Florida Supreme Court can remove judges at any level if they “present unfitness to hold office .” A judge can even be removed if they haven’t broken any laws, but acted in “mala fide, scienter or moral turpitude,” which is legalese for bad faith.
The investigation discovered several instances in which Farmer made what some would consider inappropriate remarks.