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[…]
STYROFOAM BAN The City of Coral Gables outlawed the use of Styrofoam containers in February, 2016. The Legislature subsequently preempted the right to implement such bans and made it retroactive to January, 2016. The City challenged the law and won the case in the Miami-Date Circuit Court. However, the Third District Court of Appeal reversed that Read more about Legal Updates[…]
AMENDMENT 1 CONSERVATION The First District Court of Appeal has overruled a lower court and sided with the State regarding Amendment 1 funding for land and water conservation. The lower court had ruled that the required funding could only be utilized for projects after the Amendment’s effective date. ABORTION 24-HOUR WAIT PERIOD The 2015 law requiring a Read more about Legal Updates[…]
FELON VOTER RIGHTS RESTORATION A federal judge has granted a stay request from attorneys representing Governor DeSantis and the Secretary of State in the lawsuits filed by the ACLU and the NAACP regarding the payment of fees and fines for felons voting rights restoration. The stay was granted until the Florida Supreme Court can issue a Read more about Legal Updates[…]
MIAMI-DADE EXPRESSWAY AUTHORITY The Legislature passed a measure that would abolish the Miami-Dade County Expressway Authority and place it under FDOT control. The Authority filed a lawsuit in Leon County challenging the intent of the legislation. The judge had ruled the suit was premature as the bill had not been signed into law. With the Governor Read more about Legal Updates[…]