BREVARD COUNTY PRAYER The 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has ruled that the process used by the Brevard County Board of Commissioners to select who may present invocations prior to commission meetings is unconstitutional. The Court determined that the Commission illegally excluded atheists, secular humanists, and polytheists, among others. VOTING RIGHTS RESTORATION With the passage of Read more about Legal Issues[…]
MEDICAL MARIJUANA If upheld on appeal, an opinion by the First District Court of Appeal will be a game changer for the medical marijuana industry. The panel of judges ruled that the established governing laws are unconstitutional. The Court concurred that the cap for operators was unconstitutional and that the state created an oligopoly by requiring 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[…]
GUN DEFECT A Brazilian gun manufacturer has agreed to a $38 million class action settlement. A Florida judge has given preliminary approval to the settlement. The class action claimed the guns had a defect which may cause them to discharge in the event the gun was dropped. GROW YOUR OWN The First District Court of Read more about Legal Udates[…]
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[…]