PUBLIC RECORDS REDACTION A three-judge panel of the 1st District Court of Appeal has ruled in favor of the Department of Corrections in a public records redaction case. The Miami Herald sought records pertaining to incidents in Florida’s correctional institutions and received in return heavily redacted records. The paper asked for legal opinions from the Department for each Read more about Legal Updates[…]
PARI-MUTUEL CARD GAMES The Florida Department of Business & Professional Regulation will appeal an administrative law judge’s ruling that the Department illegally abolished rules governing card games at pari-mutuel facilities. The facilities argued that, without the rules, games are effectively shut down while the State insists the facilities are operating their games outside of existing Read more about Legal Updates[…]
PHOSPHATE MINE LAWSUIT Three residents living near a phosphate fertilizer plant in Mulberry have filed a federal lawsuit and are seeking class action for the case. The Mulberry sinkhole and the subsequent contaminated water draining into the underground aquifer is the basis of the suit. The plaintiffs, who operate private residential wells near the facility, fear contamination and Read more about Legal Updates[…]
PORT EVERGLADES DREDGING The U.S. District Court in Miami is the scene for a lawsuit filed by environmentalists and recreational divers who are challenging the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ decision to dredge Port Everglades. The suit alleges the decision was made without the required review of the health of the coral reefs within the Read more about Legal Updates[…]
BLOOD ALCOHOL TESTS The U.S. Supreme Court issued a ruling in a case which effects Florida drivers. The Court ruled that prior to administering a blood alcohol test to a suspected drunk driver, law enforcement officers must obtain a search warrant. A warrant is not required to conduct a breath test. The ruling effectively overrides Read more about Legal Update[…]