BALLOT POSITIONING A U.S. District Court judge struck down a 1951 law requiring that the political party in control of the Governor’s Office during an election year be listed first on ballots. Statistics have shown that the first ballot position receives a disproportionate number of votes, creating an unfair advantage. BEST AND BRIGHTEST SETTLEMENT A Read more about Legal Updates[…]
GOVERNOR SUSPENSION POWERS The Florida Supreme Court has ruled that the Governor has the authority to suspend former Broward County Sheriff Scott Israel for neglect of duty and incompetence. GAINESVILLE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE A Florida appeals court has ruled in favor of the Gainesville Chamber of Commerce regarding its exemption to pay taxes to the Alachua County Read more about Legal Updates[…]
FLORIDA/GEORGIA WATER WARS The U.S. Supreme Court has appointed another special master to recommend a resolution to Florida’s battle with Georgia over water in the Apalachicola-Chattahoochee-Flint river system. The Court rejected the previous special master. New Mexico’s Senior U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals Judge Paul J. Kelly Jr. will now sort through the case and Read more about Legal Updates[…]
Governor DeSantis appointments: Supreme Court: Robert J. Luck, Miami-Dade, earned his undergraduate and law degrees from the University of Florida. He was appointed to the 3rd District Court of Appeals by former Governor Rick Scott in 2017. Before his appointment he served on the 11th Judicial Circuit Court of Florida, presiding in the criminal, civil, Read more about Movers & Shakers[…]
VOTING If you have not done so already, do not forget to register to vote! The eligibility deadline for the general election is October 9th. Early voting will be underway in the weeks leading up to the election. We suggest you check with your local Supervisor of Election to find out when and where early Read more about Issues of Interest[…]