A complaint was filed last June with the #FloridaBar but the #FLSupremeCourt backed the Bar’s decision to not investigate #PamBondi while she’s in office.
#Hypocrisy

Conservative Florida Supreme Court justice to lead UF’s Hamilton School for Classical and Civic Education

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Alan Lawson retiring from FL Supreme Court; balance shouldn't shift much • Florida Phoenix Justice Alan Lawson has announced his retirement from the Florida Supreme Court, effective on Aug. 31, giving Gov. Ron DeSantis another vacancy to fill on the state’s highest court. DeSantis used the retirement of three members of the court’s liberal wing at about the time he entered office to shift the court’s balance sharply in […]

Since Lawson has been a member of the conservative bloc, his departure is unlikely to signal a significant change of direction. #Florida #FLSupremeCourt

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Update @GovRonDeSantis has called a news conference for 5 pm ET. #Florida #FLSupremeCourt

Gov. DeSantis asks FL Supreme Court to stand pat in allowing Renatha Francis to take the bench • Florida Phoenix Attorneys for Gov. Ron DeSantis have asked the Florida Supreme Court to reject a state lawmaker’s petition to reconsider its refusal to block Renatha Francis from joining the court because she hasn’t belonged to The Florida Bar for 10 years and therefore isn’t qualified. In arguments filed Friday, the governor’s lawyers argued that the court […]

“Petitioner’s efforts amount to no more than an impermissible attempt at a second bite of the apple." #Florida #FLSupremeCourt

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Amid Bar Exam glitches, Florida Supreme Court says no to letting young lawyers practice on the strength of their law degrees • Florida Phoenix The Florida Supreme Court has rejected a petition to let law school graduates enter practice based on their educational credentials alone in light of the continuing postponement of sittings for the Florida Bar Exam because of COVID-19 and glitchy online examination software. “This court has determined and still believes that law school graduation alone does […]

“They have over $100,000 in debt. They need jobs. They need health insurance coverage. This is the finish line that they all wanted to cross. ... It’s not fair to them.” #Florida #FLSupremeCourt #FloridaBar

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A female Black judge appeared to be a strong pick for the FL Supreme Court -- until an unusual fight ensued • Florida Phoenix Gov. Ron DeSantis has already remade the Florida Supreme Court in his own, conservative Republican, image. The question now is whether that court will allow him to break political precedent regarding a judge he’d like to add to the seven-member court. That would be Renatha Francis, who’s been serving as a state trial judge in […]

The governor does acknowledge “temporal” limitations on his power of appointment but the brief adds that “the Florida Constitution is silent as to when an appellate court appointee’s term of office begins.” #Florida #FLSupremeCourt

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FL Supreme Court kills proposed constitutional amendment to ban assault weapons • Florida Phoenix Conservatives on the Florida Supreme Court disqualified a proposed assault-weapon ban for a place on the ballot Thursday, ruling that the ballot summary circulated by a group including survivors of the Parkland shooting would mislead voters. The ruling was a victory for Attorney General Ashley Moody, who asked the court to decide whether the ballot […]

FL Supreme Court kills proposed constitutional amendment to ban assault weaponsvia @flphoenixnews #FlaPol #FloridaNews #FLSupremeCourt #assaultweaponsFL

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Gov. DeSantis picks two Federalist Society members for state high court, including an African American woman who won't be able to serve until September • Florida Phoenix Gov. Ron DeSantis has appointed a female immigrant from Jamaica and the son of Cuban exiles to fill two vacancies on the Florida Supreme Court. Both appointees are affiliated with the libertarian-conservative Federalist Society, to which DeSantis has regularly turned for judicial candidates. The appointees are: —John Couriel, 41, a litigator at Kobre & Kim, […]

Gov. DeSantis picks two Federalist Society members for state high court, including an African American woman who won’t be able to serve until Septembervia @flphoenixnews #FlaPol #FloridaNews #FLSupremeCourt

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Defense lawyer: State high court ruling undermined Miami-Dade program restoring felons' voting rights • Florida Phoenix The public defender in Florida’s largest county testified Tuesday that a Florida Supreme Court opinion in January caused the county to shut down a “rocket docket” providing a convenient path for felons who have served their time to see their voting rights restored. After the passage of Amendment 4 in 2018 and a subsequent law […]

“We told them, ‘You’re in the clear,’ but the Florida Supreme Court, in an advisory opinion, now says, ‘Well, not exactly.'" #FLSupremeCourt #FLAmendment4 #Florida

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