SAMPLE BALLOTS A U.S. District Court judge has ruled that 32 counties are required to make available Spanish language sample ballots for the upcoming election. The ruling applies only to sample ballots, not official ballots, as the judge ruled there was insufficient time to print official ballots prior to the election. ASSIGNMENT OF BENEFITS A Read more about Legal Updates[…]
JACKSONVILLE SURTAX Several citizens sued to prevent the implementation of a voter approved half-cent surtax benefiting Jacksonville’s pension system. The 1st District Court of Appeal concurred with a lower court’s decision that the objections did not meet the requirements to overturn the will of the voters. INVOLUNTARY COMMITMENT The 2nd District Court of Appeal has affirmed a Read more about Legal Updates[…]
PAIN MANAGEMENT CLINICS The 2nd District Court of Appeal has overturned a lower court decision that Florida’s law governing pain management clinics was unconstitutional. At issue was the requirement that all pain management facilities must be registered with the state. GOOD SAMARITAN LAW The 1st District Court of Appeal has ruled in favor of an inmate who Read more about Legal Updates[…]
WATER WAR The U.S. Supreme Court has given Florida a victory in the decades-long legal fight with Georgia over the diversion of water from the Apalachicola River. The special master appointed by the Court ruled in Georgia’s favor based primarily on the fact that the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers were not a party to the Read more about Legal Updates[…]
SENTENCING RULING The 1st District Court of Appeal has ruled in favor of an inmate who challenged his four-year sentence for fleeing from a law enforcement officer and driving without a license. The inmate said the trial judge who issued the sentence did not follow sentencing guidelines which would have given the inmate a maximum one-year Read more about Legal Updates[…]