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Florida governor lifts temporary ban on executions
July 18, 2007
'[JURIST] A warrant signed Wednesday by Florida Governor Charlie Crist ended the state''s temporary suspension on executions. The ban was instituted last December by then-Governor Jeb Bush after the botched execution of Angel Diaz, who endured a 34-....... [more] 
Florida governor suspends all executions after botched lethal injection
December 15, 2006
'[JURIST] Florida Governor Jeb Bush suspended all executions in the state Friday after a medical examiner said that the execution of Angel Diaz earlier this week was botched. Diaz endured a 34-minute-long execution and medical examiner Dr. William....... [more]
Florida Supreme Court strikes down school voucher law
January 5, 2006
'[JURIST] The Florida Supreme Court on Thursday held that the state''s 1999 school voucher law violates the state constitutional requirement of a uniform system of free public schools. The Opportunity Scholarship Program (OSP), which was led by Gov. Jeb....... [more]
Florida closes Schiavo case after finding no criminal wrongdoing
July 8, 2005
'[JURIST] Florida State Attorney Bernie McCabe announced Thursday that he had found no evidence of criminal wrongdoing with respect to the collapse of Terri Schiavo 15 years ago. Following Schiavo''s autopsy last month, Govenor Jeb Bush asked McCabe to....... [more]
States brief ~ FL Governor signs state growth legislation
June 24, 2005
'[JURIST] Leading Friday''s states brief, Florida Governor Jeb Bush Friday signed legislation overhauling Florida''s state growth and development guidelines for the first time in twenty years. The legislation calls for$1.5 billion of state money to be....... [more]
Gov. Bush signs abortion bill calling for increased state oversight
June 1, 2005
'[JURIST] Florida Governor Jeb Bush Tuesday signed into law House Bill 1041, providing for increased state oversight of clinics that provide second-trimester abortions. Bush said the law is about increasing safety standards and does not affect....... [more]
Jeb Bush signs bill setting harsher penalties for child sex offenders
May 2, 2005
'[JURIST] Florida Gov. Jeb Bush signed the Jessica Lunsford Act on Monday, a bill designed to impose tougher punishment on child sex abusers. The bill was drafted in March after the body of nine-year-old Jessica Lunsford was discovered and it passed....... [more]
No legal power to help Schiavo - Jeb Bush
March 28, 2005
'[JURIST] Florida governor Jeb Bush said Sunday that he had no legal authority to do anything more for Terri Schiavo, the brain-damaged Florida woman now entering her 11th day without food or water at a Pinellas County hospice. Speaking publicly on the....... [more]
BREAKING NEWS ~ Florida judge rules no state custody of Schiavo
March 24, 2005
'[JURIST] AP is reporting that a Florida state judge has ruled that Governor Jeb Bush and Florida''s social services agency do not have any legal grounds for taking protective custody of Terri Schiavo. 2:56 PM ET- Greer said in his ruling that"The....... [more]
Schiavo case goes to Supreme Court as Jeb Bush pleads with state legislature
March 23, 2005
'[JURIST] The parents of brain-damaged Florida woman Terri Schiavo prepared a last-ditch appeal to the United States Supreme Court Wednesday after the US Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals in the early hours of the morning refused to authorize a re-....... [more]
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