FLOWER SALES TAX Florida’s Supreme Court ruled on a case involving the application of sales tax on flowers ordered by out-of-state customers and filled by out-of-state florists. An internet company had sought protection from sales tax collection. The Court ruled that because the company was registered in Florida and had a physical presence in the Read more about Legal Updates[…]
SCHOOL VOUCHER PROGRAM Leon County’s Chief Circuit Judge, Charles Francis, tossed out a lawsuit aimed at blocking the expansion of Florida’s school voucher program. The expansion allows middle income families, beginning in 2016, to receive partial vouchers and removes a requirement that students attend a public school immediately prior to receiving a voucher. After the ruling Read more about Legal Updates[…]
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[…]