February 14, 2024
Legislation approved Tuesday will make it harder for the city of Jacksonville to settle lawsuits without approval of the office…
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February 12, 2024
Former Jacksonville teacher could lose license over Black Lives Matter flag
Amy Donofrio displayed a Black Lives Matter flag at Riverside High School and anti-Confederacy face masks.…
February 6, 2024
Panel softens bill that would give sheriff power in lawsuits
Sheriff T.K. Waters had requested legislation that would give him approval over any lawsuit settlements involving his office.…
February 1, 2024
Lawsuit blames jail for inmate’s death after missing medication
A federal lawsuit against Jacksonville Sheriff T.K. Waters accuses the jail of violating the rights of heart transplant patient Dexter…
February 1, 2024
Sheriff wants more power over lawsuit settlements
City legislation would give Jacksonville officials the ability to veto whether a lawsuit involving their office is settled before a…
January 12, 2024
Costs overwhelm UF Health in care for poor and inmates
Northeast Florida’s largest hospital and central caregiver for the needy is in dire straits — without a dedicated source of…
December 1, 2023
Court backs DeSantis on North Florida redistricting
The 1st District Court of Appeal upheld the elimination of a majority-Black district stretching from Jacksonville to Tallahassee.…
November 8, 2023
City will pay $200,000 for FAMU student killed by police
Jamee Johnson, a Florida A&M student, was shot to death during a traffic stop in 2019.…
November 8, 2023
Judge accepts settlement in Jacksonville redlining case
The U.S. Justice Department claimed that Ameris Bank discriminated against Black and Hispanic home seekers in Jacksonville.…
November 2, 2023
Judge pauses deal in Jacksonville redlining case
U.S. District Judge Marcia Morales Howard rejected a settlement between the U.S. Justice Department and Ameris Bank.…
September 12, 2023
Lawsuit: Faulty algorithms stop Jacksonville renters from finding homes
In a federal lawsuit, Jacksonville residents make the novel legal argument that algorithms have fueled civil rights violations, slanting the…
August 25, 2023
Judge expresses doubts over state’s redistricting arguments
A Florida judge pressed the state’s lawyers on whether they were asking him to contradict past precedent.…
August 23, 2023
Is Voting Rights Act on trial in Florida? Redistricting case could have broad impact
A redistricting battle over a North Florida congressional district could have national implications for Black voting rights.…
August 23, 2023
Lawmakers call for federal investigation of Duval jail
State Rep. Angie Nixon and state Sen. Tracie Davis asked the Department of Justice to investigate after an increase in…
August 21, 2023
Duval jail faulted for ‘minimal’ review of deaths
A national accrediting agency found the jail took too long to review deaths and failed to meet national standards.…
July 28, 2023
Jail health care provider cited for slew of contract violations
The Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office notified Armor Correctional Health Services that it violated its contract to provide health care at the…
July 27, 2023
National accrediting agency put Duval jail on probation, records show
The National Commission on Correctional Health Care warned the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office three months ago that the jail’s medical care…
July 25, 2023
Duval jail will dump troubled Armor health provider
The Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office intends to end its contract with Armor Correctional Health Care, which is accused of denying inmates…
June 15, 2023
Duval jail kept medical provider despite lawsuits and deaths
Jacksonville leaders signed two contracts with Armor Correctional Health Services despite 570 lawsuits and inmate deaths across the country.…
June 2, 2023
Florida opens investigation into Duval County jail’s medical provider
Armor Correctional Services failed to report that it was convicted in the death of a Milwaukee inmate in October 2022.…
May 30, 2023
Judge accepts Jacksonville’s redistricting settlement
The city will pay $100,000 in a lawsuit that alleged City Council maps were racially gerrymandered.…
May 26, 2023
Duval inmate dies after missing transplant medication
Jail staff knew Dexter Barry needed “urgent” transplant medication last November but never gave the medicine to him, new Duval…
April 21, 2023
Jacksonville may settle redistricting lawsuit — and pay $100,000
Jacksonville City Council will consider whether to accept a court-ordered map and pay the plaintiffs’ legal fees.…
March 28, 2023
Jacksonville seeks to halt redistricting appeal
The move indicates Jacksonville may be on the verge of settling with the NAACP and other plaintiffs.…