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A federal judge struck down a Florida law that banned doctors from providing gender-affirming care to most kids. Now, advocates say they hope more patients will be able to get what they see as lifesaving care.

A judge had ruled the state had the authority to enter settlements with the pharmaceutical industry that trumped lawsuits pursued by the hospital districts and school boards.

Lawyers for the state filed two notices that are first steps in asking the 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals to overturn decisions by U.S. District Judge Robert Hinkle.

A federal appeals court reversed a 2021 ruling that found bankruptcy court judges did not have the authority to shield from civil lawsuits members of the Purdue owners.

While a Supreme Court order continues to ensure the drug is still widely available, the issue returned Wednesday to the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals as lawyers for both sides urged the court to act.

A judge will hear arguments this month in a case that could ultimately test whether a privacy clause in the Florida Constitution will protect abortion rights.

The state claims the trial judge substituted his "own health policy preferences or risk assessments for those of the governor or, more importantly, the state health officer and surgeon general.”

Florida Senators have teed up a change to the state’s death penalty rules now heading to the chamber floor. It comes two years after a U.S. Supreme...

The Florida Supreme Court on Friday turned down appeals by 10 longtime Death Row inmates, as it continued rejecting batches of similar cases. The court...