GAY MARRIAGE APPEAL Attorney General Pam Bondi formally appealed several recent court decisions in Miami-Dade, Monroe, Broward and Palm Beach counties that ruled Florida’s gay marriage ban unconstitutional. In 2008, Florida voters approved an amendment to the Constitution banning gay marriage, which is her basis for the appeals. Bondi has asked judges to delay their rulings Read more about Legal Updates[…]
Yesterday, Governor Rick Scott signed off on the two congressional maps that the Republican-controlled Florida legislature approved on Monday. The changes were made to correct Districts 5 and 10, currently held by Representatives Corrine Brown, a Democrat, and Daniel Webster, a Republican. Judge Terry Lewis ruled the districts were drawn illegally and gave the legislature Read more about Governor Scott Approves New Maps[…]
VOTER PURGE. As previously reported, the Governor announced his intention to continue with the removal of non-citizen registered voters as a result of a Supreme Court decision allowing such activities. Secretary of State Ken Detzner, who oversees the elected Supervisors of Elections, began a tour called ‘Project Integrity’ to explain the new procedures. Florida now plans Read more about Fall 2013 Legal Updates[…]
FAIR DISTRICTS – Since the passage of the Fair Districts constitutional amendment in 2010, there has been considerable legal maneuvers regarding the manner in which the Legislature redistricted the state. Currently there are three pending lawsuits contending the Republican controlled Legislature failed to adhere to the standards contained in the constitutional amendment. Recently, a state appeals Read more about Summer 2013 Legal Updates[…]