GUN CASE DELAY A hearing on a 2011 law creating financial fines and risk of removal for local government officials has been delayed. The law specifies these penalties should local government enact stricter gun regulations than the state. A lower court had ruled portions of the law unconstitutional and the state had appealed to the 1st Read more about Legal Updates[…]
TIGER RELOCATION The People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) has won a victory over a Tampa area private zoo. PETA had alleged that the zoo owners mistreated their endangered tigers. The federal judge concurred and barred the owners from owning any tigers and ordered the existing tigers be sent to animal sanctuaries. SETTLEMENT REACHED Attorney Read more about Legal Updates[…]
MIAMI HIGHWAY EXTENSION A Florida administrative judge has ruled against Miami-Dade County and its $1 billion plan for a highway extension into wetlands and agricultural areas. The judge ruled the plan was inconsistent with the county’s transportation and conservation goals and would have had no real effect on commute times. AIRBNB EXEMPTION A Florida appeals court has Read more about Legal Updates[…]
FLORIDA GEORGIA WATER WAR Florida has filed a brief with the U.S. Supreme Court asking the court to reject the conclusions of their appointed special master. In December, 2019 the special master, a New Mexico-based senior U.S. District Court of Appeals judge, concluded that mismanagement by Florida was the principal cause of the collapse of the Read more about Legal Updates[…]
REMOTE SUPREME COURT HEARINGS Florida’s Supreme Court has made the transition to remote video hearings in response to the COVID-19 crisis. The first of such hearings was held on May 6th. SUSPENSION OF JURY TRIALS Florida Supreme Court Chief Justice Charles Canady extended the period for the suspension of jury trials through July 2nd. Other types of Read more about Legal Updates[…]