Weeks before the shooting the FBI tip line received a call saying Nikolas Cruz had bought guns and planned to "shoot up" a school.

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Parkland shooting victims to receive nearly $130M from U.S. DOJ

More than a dozen families for the victims of the Parkland, Florida, high school massacre have reached a settlement with the Justice Department after suing the agency and FBI for not acting on tips warning about the shooter, according to a federal court filing on Monday.

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Families of Parkland shooting victims settle lawsuit with Justice Department

FORT LAUDERDALE (CBSMiami/AP) — During a hearing centered around the penalty phase of Parkland gunman Nikolas Cruz’s case, Circuit Judge Elizabeth Scherer denied several defense motions asking her to declare Florida’s death penalty statute unconstitutional, saying that has already been decided by the state Supreme Court.

Attorneys For Parkland School Shooter Tried To Have State's Death Penalty Ruled Unconstitutional

The judge in the Parkland shooting case denied several defense arguments where attorneys ask to declare the death penalty unconstitutional. Broward County Judge Elizabeth Scherer agreed with a state argument that the court did not have authority to overrule the Supreme Court on the issue.On Feb. 14, 2018, Cruz opened fire on students and staff at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School.

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