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Florida Says Ban on Openly Carrying Guns Is Invalid After Court Ruling

The state attorney general told law enforcement officers to stop enforcing the decades-old ban, after a court last week ruled it unconstitutional.

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The state attorney general’s legal interpretation effectively allows open carry in Florida, which had been the last remaining Republican-led state to ban the practice.
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Appeals Court Says ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ Detention Center Can Stay Open

An appeals panel paused a federal judge’s ruling that no additional detainees could be sent to the center, and that much of it had to be dismantled within 60 days.

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The immigrant detention center known as “Alligator Alcatraz” in the Florida Everglades.
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Florida Moves to End Vaccine Mandates for Schoolchildren

The state would be the first to scrap requirements that children be vaccinated to attend school, among other rules.

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Dr. Joseph Ladapo, the state’s surgeon general, has long opposed vaccine mandates.
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Florida Says It Plans to End All Vaccine Mandates

The state would be the first to scrap requirements that children be vaccinated to attend school, among other rules.

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Dr. Joseph Ladapo, the state’s surgeon general, has long opposed vaccine mandates.
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