Federal Probe Rips Miami-Dade Corrections, Calls Jails Unconstitutional
MIAMI (CBSMiami) – A years-long investigation into the Miami-Dade Corrections Department claims to have uncovered a “pattern and practice of constitutional violations” in jail operations, with...
View ArticleFlorida Challenging Voting Rights Act Provisions
MIAMI (CBSMiami.com/NSF) – The state of Florida is gearing up for a battle with the U.S. government over states having to get federal approval on voting rights changes in areas with a history of...
View ArticleUS Supreme Court To Hear Florida “Obamacare” Challenge
WASHINGTON (CBSMiami) – The Supreme Court says it will hear arguments over President Barack Obama’s health care overhaul based on a Florida case in which 25 other states and the National Federation of...
View ArticleScott: I’ll Sign Cuba Trade Ban Bill
MIAMI (CBSMiami) – In a move that could send the state of Florida into a clash with the federal government, Governor Rick Scott said Friday he will sign a bill that makes it illegal for Florida tax...
View ArticleGov. Scott Signs Cuba Trade Ban Bill In Miami
MIAMI (CBSMiami) – Governor Rick Scott was in Miami on Tuesday to sign a bill which will make it illegal for Florida tax dollars to be spent on companies that do business directly or indirectly with...
View ArticleScott Says Florida’s Cuba Bill Signed Tuesday Is Unenforceable
MIAMI (CBSMiami) – Lost amidst the fanfare of several high-level Republicans touting a new state law signed by Governor Rick Scott in Miami Tuesday was one little detail, it was unenforceable. Governor...
View ArticleAmericans To Congress: Pee In A Cup
MIAMI (CBSMiami) – Florida’s experiment with a law requiring all welfare recipients to be drug tested may have failed to pass constitutional muster, but the majority of the public likes applying the...
View ArticleKey West Drug Testing Policy Ruled Unconstitutional
MIAMI (CBSMiami/AP) — A South Florida federal judge declared a policy by the city of Key West that requires drug tests for job applicants unconstitutional. The American Civil Liberties Union of Florida...
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