US EditionSocial media, utility rates, marijuana & more: 10 legal issues to watch in Florida in 2026
Florida courts will address constitutional and regulatory disputes in 2026, including social media laws, utility rate challenges, and book removals in school libraries.
- State and federal courts in Florida are set to resolve multiple high-profile cases next year, including disputes over social media laws and utility rates, heading into 2026.
- After platforms blocked President Donald Trump following Jan. 6, 2021, Florida's 2021 social-media restrictions and 2024 minor-account rules sparked tech-industry legal challenges, while Gov. Ron DeSantis's administration approved transgender measures now weighed by the 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals.
- Authors Peter Parnell and Justin Richardson are appealing, urging a federal appeals court to reverse a ruling allowing Escambia County to remove And Tango Makes Three, with the response due by February 17.
- A U.S. district judge in 2026 is expected to rule on Florida's social-media law while the Office of Public Counsel appealed Tampa Electric Co. rate increases to the Florida Supreme Court and plans to challenge a Florida Power & Light settlement.
- Smart & Safe Florida is preparing a 2026 ballot push for recreational marijuana but must clear signature and Florida Supreme Court hurdles amid opposition from Gov. Ron DeSantis and James Uthmeier, Florida Attorney General.
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10 legal issues to watch in Florida in 2026
TALLAHASSEE — Alligator Alcatraz. Guns. Social media. Legal battles about those and myriad other Florida issues remain unresolved heading into 2026. Here are 10 big legal issues to watch in the coming year: ALLIGATOR ALCATRAZ: The immigrant-detention center in the Everglades dubbed “Alligator Alcatraz” has spawned a series of court battles since Florida opened the facility this summer. For example, the 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals is sche…
Authors Appeal Court Ruling In Florida Penguin Book Battle
The authors of the children’s book And Tango Makes Three are urging a federal appeals court to reverse a ruling that allowed the Escambia County School Board to pull their work from library shelves, arguing the removal amounts to unconstitutional censorship. In a 57-page brief filed last week with the 11th U.S. Circuit Court of […] Authors Appeal Court Ruling In Florida Penguin Book Battle
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