MAITLAND, Florida, April 27 -- Funding Florida Legal Aid (formerly the Florida Bar Foundation) issued the following news release: Former Florida Supreme Court Justice Peggy A. Quince has been selected to receive FFLA's 2024 Medal of Honor Award for a Lawyer, and retired college president Lawrence W. Tyree will receive the Medal of Honor Award for a Non-Lawyer. The Medal of Honor is FFLA's highest honor. Roderick N. Petrey, founder of the Florida Justice Institute, will receive the 2024 Jane Eli  more

MADISON, Wisconsin, April 27 -- The Freedom From Religion Foundation issued the following news release: When Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis recently signed HB 931 into law, authorizing school districts to permit "volunteer school chaplains," he openly confirmed that the bill will discriminate against disfavored minority religions. The Freedom From Religion Foundation condemns this harmful new measure and encourages Florida residents to speak out against it. The public school chaplain law differs fr  more

FORT LAUDERDALE, Florida, April 27 -- Florida Realtors issued the following news release on April 26, 2024: Desiree Avila knows being a Realtor is so much more than juggling listings, showing homes and working on transactions. "For me, real estate is about helping people first and a transaction happens at some point, or it doesn't happen," she said. "It doesn't really matter. If I can help them and a transaction happens, great. But really, I see it more as helping people with something that's   more

MADISON, Wisconsin, April 27 -- The Freedom From Religion Foundation issued the following news release: The Freedom From Religion Foundation has ensured that the Fellowship of Christian Athletes will not be able to organize and run a religious club for students at an elementary school in Hamilton County School District in Florida. FFRF was informed that Hamilton County Elementary School had permitted the North Central Florida Fellowship of Christian Athletes to begin a new club at Hamilton Ele  more