CUBAN BASEBALL SMUGGLING The 11th Circuit Court of Appeals upheld a Florida federal jury’s conviction of a baseball agent and an athletic trainer who prosecutors say made millions smuggling Cuban baseball players into the United States, finding that there was enough evidence to support the convictions. KEY WEST CRUISE SHIPS A U.S. district judge declined to block Read more about Legal Updates[…]
MASK REQUIREMENT A circuit court judge has ruled against a Leon County man who sought to invalidate the County’s ordinance requiring the wearing of a mask in businesses. The judge cited evidence that mask wearing has been demonstrated to be effective in slowing the spread of COVID-19. NURSING HOME LICENSE A Broward County nursing home, which saw Read more about Legal Updates[…]
These past weeks continue to challenge us all as we live, work and play in COVID-19 world. Governor Ron DeSantis announced Florida’s move to phase two for re-opening the state, with the exception of Palm Beach, Broward and Miami-Dade Counties, on June 5th. Businesses, government agencies and other organizations are developing guidelines for returning to offices to Read more about From the Capitol[…]
Some bills we are following this Session: FRACKING Bills that would prohibit certain fracking techniques have once again been filed for the Legislature’s consideration. The bills would prohibit “high-pressure well stimulation” and “matrix acidization” for petroleum wells. STATE WORKER RAISES Democratic legislators have filed several bills this session making a salary raise for state workers a Read more about Legislative Issues[…]
Richard “Dick” Stone Former U.S. Senator Dick Stone died on July 28th at the age of 90. A Democrat from Miami-Dade County, Stone served in the Florida Senate from 1967 to 1970 and was elected Secretary of State in 1970. In 1974, he was elected to the U.S. Senate and served until 1980. He was the first Read more about In Memoriam[…]