A class-action trial challenging how Florida terminates Medicaid benefits began Thursday with a Jacksonville woman testifying that she lost her healthcare coverage because of a process that was too vague and confusing.
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Duval County inmate, 66, dies after ‘lengthy stay’ at hospital
Scott Stormes, 66, is the fifth person to die in custody of the Duval County jail this year.
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Jacksonville teacher wins license fight after Florida targeted her for flying Black Lives Matter flag
Amy Donofrio defeated efforts by Gov. Ron DeSantis’ administration to strip her of her teaching license for flying a Black Lives Matter flag.
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Judge rules JWB must face trial over alleged use of algorithms against Black renters
The Jacksonville lawsuit makes a novel legal argument, accusing the corporate landlord of using software tools to discriminate.
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Federal judge denies request to pause Jacksonville panhandling ban as lawsuit argues it’s unconstitutional
U.S. District Judge Timothy J. Corrigan emphasized that “this ruling does not predict how the Court will ultimately rule” on the pending lawsuit.
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Federal court to decide if Jacksonville can enforce panhandling ban as lawsuit argues it’s unconstitutional
A federal judge is set to decide if he will temporarily pause Jacksonville’s enforcement of a local ban on panhandling while the city fights a lawsuit arguing its ordinance violates free-speech rights.
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Arrest of heart transplant recipient who died wasn’t ‘the strongest,’ JSO sergeant said
A Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office sergeant deemed the arrest of a heart transplant recipient for a low-level misdemeanor as not “the strongest,” yet advised against reversing it, internal investigation documents show. Days after his release without crucial medication, the man died when his body rejected his heart.
Posted inCriminal Justice
Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office sued for publicly stripping man
A 47-year-old man has alleged in a lawsuit that his constitutional rights were violated when two Jacksonville Sheriff’s officers strip-searched him in public, without justification, in September 2022.
Posted inCriminal Justice
JSO correctional officer, city employee charged with bringing drugs into Duval County jail
The Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office arrested its own correctional officer and 16 other people and charged them with bringing drugs into the Duval County jail.
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The Tributary’s Nichole Manna receives national recognition for jail health reporting
Manna was awarded an honorable mention for her investigative reporting by the National Institute for Healthcare Management.