DEATH PENALTY The Florida Attorney General’s Office has stated that they intend to appeal the recent Florida Supreme Court death penalty ruling to the U.S. Supreme Court. The Florida court ruled that jury death penalty recommendations must be unanimous. DEATH SENTENCE REVIEWS Reacting to their unanimous death penalty sentencing ruling, the Florida Supreme Court has Read more about Legal Issues[…]
PUBLIC RECORDS REDACTION A three-judge panel of the 1st District Court of Appeal has ruled in favor of the Department of Corrections in a public records redaction case. The Miami Herald sought records pertaining to incidents in Florida’s correctional institutions and received in return heavily redacted records. The paper asked for legal opinions from the Department for each Read more about Legal Updates[…]
PARI-MUTUEL CARD GAMES The Florida Department of Business & Professional Regulation will appeal an administrative law judge’s ruling that the Department illegally abolished rules governing card games at pari-mutuel facilities. The facilities argued that, without the rules, games are effectively shut down while the State insists the facilities are operating their games outside of existing Read more about Legal Updates[…]
PHOSPHATE MINE LAWSUIT Three residents living near a phosphate fertilizer plant in Mulberry have filed a federal lawsuit and are seeking class action for the case. The Mulberry sinkhole and the subsequent contaminated water draining into the underground aquifer is the basis of the suit. The plaintiffs, who operate private residential wells near the facility, fear contamination and Read more about Legal Updates[…]
PORT EVERGLADES DREDGING The U.S. District Court in Miami is the scene for a lawsuit filed by environmentalists and recreational divers who are challenging the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ decision to dredge Port Everglades. The suit alleges the decision was made without the required review of the health of the coral reefs within the Read more about Legal Updates[…]