TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – A joint filing by Gov. Rick Scott and Attorney General Pam Bondi to the state Supreme Court Wednesday night argues State Attorney Aramis Ayala had already requested the governor to ...

Politico has published its annual “Politico 50,” a list of “50 ideas blowing up American politics (and the people behind them).” Among those included in this year’s list is Florida State’s Attorney ...

When State Attorney Aramis Ayala, a Democrat, announced in March that she would no longer seek the death penalty in capital cases, Republican Gov. Scott took away more than 20 murder cases in her ...

Florida Gov. Rick Scott removed State Attorney Aramis Ayala from the case of accused cop killer Markeith Loyd on Thursday after she announced that she would not pursue the death penalty in this case ...

One week after Gov. Rick Scott sent a letter to State Attorney Aramis Ayala demanding information about a missed death penalty case filing, she shot back Monday, requesting information of her own.

Gov. Rick Scott and State Attorney Aramis Ayala will face off in the Florida Supreme Court over her authority to reject the death penalty in murder cases. An embattled state prosecutor wants the ...

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – Gov. Rick Scott was asked on Tuesday about removing State Attorney Aramis Ayala from office over her refusal to seek the death penalty in any case. "I am reviewing my options," ...

The Florida Supreme Court heard oral arguments Wednesday in a legal dispute over the death penalty that pits a local prosecutor against the governor. At issue is whether Gov. Rick Scott has the ...

*An assistant finance director at the Seminole County Clerk of Court and Comptroller’s Office has been placed on administrative leave after posting Facebook comments suggesting that black state ...

A state attorney is edging out Gov. Rick Scott in the contest for supporters to brief the Florida Supreme Court about their power struggle over who decides whether to seek the death penalty. A group ...