LAND AND WATER CONSERVATION In 2014, Florida voters approved a constitutional amendment which required a portion of documentary taxes from real estate transactions to be used for land and water conservation purposes. Environmental groups sued after the Legislature included all recurring funding in the total. The 1st District Court of Appeal ruled in favor of Read more about Legal Updates[…]
ASSAULT WEAPONS BAN The Florida Supreme Court, on a 4-1 vote, has ruled that the proposed language of a constitutional amendment banning assault rifles does not meet requirements to go before the voters in 2022. The summary language, according to the majority, misleads voters on the true intent of the amendment. RODMAN DAM A federal judge has Read more about Legal Updates[…]
FACEBOOK FRIEND The Florida Supreme Court has refused to reconsider its previous ruling that a Facebook friendship between a judge and an attorney who is appearing before the judge does not call for an immediate recusal. STAND YOUR GROUND The Florida Supreme Court has clarified this law and ruled that law enforcement officers are eligible for Stand Read more about Legal Updates[…]
JACKSONVILLE SURTAX Several citizens sued to prevent the implementation of a voter approved half-cent surtax benefiting Jacksonville’s pension system. The 1st District Court of Appeal concurred with a lower court’s decision that the objections did not meet the requirements to overturn the will of the voters. INVOLUNTARY COMMITMENT The 2nd District Court of Appeal has affirmed a Read more about Legal Updates[…]