Here is a roundup of five Florida law and criminal justice stories that mat- tered in 2025.

ESCAMBIA COUNTY, Fla. — The First District Court of Appeals formally struck down Florida’s open-carry gun ban as unconstitutional Wednesday. The three-judge panel included Judge Stephanie Ray, who ...

From her quiet courthouse in Fort Pierce, Florida, Aileen Cannon is poised to reprise a role that gave the district-court ...

The Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles (FLHSMV) has issued a memo clarifying the regulations regarding license plate frames or covers. Florida Statute 320.262 prohibits and ...

Shelly M. Wagers receives funding from National Institute of Justice and Mel Greene Foundation. Joan A. Reid receives funding from National Institute of Justice and Mel Greene Foundation. Most ...

Most Americans imagine human trafficking as a violent kidnapping or a "stranger danger" crime—someone abducted from a parking lot or trapped in a shipping container brought in from another country. In ...

The body of the woman's 2-year-old daughter was found 14 years later. Years after the bodies of a woman and her 2-year-old daughter were found on Long Island -- once associated with the Gilgo Beach ...

Canady will become the director of the UF Hamilton School for Classical and Civic Education with a $500,000 salary. His departure allows Governor Ron DeSantis to appoint a sixth justice to the ...

Florida judges affected the state’s laws about guns, immigration, abortion and more in 2025. Major Florida court decisions this year have affected immigration law, along with other laws about guns, ...

TOPEKA, Kan. (KCTV) - Searching for Kansas court records just got easier and more comprehensive. The Kansas judicial branch announced the launch of the new CaseSearch system this week. The system is a ...

ORLANDO, Fla. — Florida lawmakers aren’t abandoning school choice – but they’re ready to enact guard rails on a system criticized as a free-for-all two years after throwing open the doors. In a harsh ...

A condominium budget is a financial plan that estimates an association's yearly income and expenses. Operating expenses cover daily costs like utilities, while reserves are funds for major future ...