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Jim RosicaNovember 10, 2015

Despite questions on many parts of the map, the Florida Supreme Court Tuesday focused on South Florida during the final scheduled oral argument in an ongoing congressional redistricting challenge. That inflamed Democratic U.S. Rep. Corrine Brown, whose north-south district had been ordered changed by the court to an east-west configuration. That district didn’t get a mention. Brown, wearing […]

Jim RosicaOctober 29, 2015

The Florida Supreme Court on Thursday upheld a more subjective legal test for one type of product liability cases brought in the state. The court, in a case against the Union Carbide Corp., reinstated a $6.6 million judgment for a man who said he developed a form of cancer after exposure to asbestos that the company made and […]

Peter SchorschOctober 26, 2015

Welcome A-Schorsch! After a week at sea aboard the Disney Fantasy, I am tanned, rested and ready to return to writing about the Florida politics. Here are 10 things I think I think about the latest political news from the Sunshine State. Hillary Clinton pretty much locked up the Democratic nomination — Biden not in. Benghazi […]

Jim RosicaSeptember 4, 2015

Jorge Labarga, chief justice of the Florida Supreme Court, on Friday said he has been diagnosed with cancer and is set to have a kidney removed later this month at Shands Hospital in Gainesville. “Doctors tell me that my prognosis is very good after surgery because the cancer was detected early by blood tests during a […]

Jim RosicaSeptember 1, 2015

Florida Supreme Court justices on Tuesday heard both sides of a proposed constitutional amendment on solar-generated electricity. Lawyers for its proponents and opponents presented their cases to the court as part of a required legal review. Proposed amendments can deal with only one subject and the summary that voters see on the ballot can’t be misleading. The amendment […]

Jac VerSteegMay 4, 2015

Politicians who disagree with Supreme Court rulings frequently point out that the justices are “unelected.” That’s true on both the federal and state levels. Florida House Speaker Steve Crisafulli echoed that disdain with comments after a majority of Florida Supreme Court justices agreed with an opinion written by Justice Barbara Pariente, who wrote that the […]

Jac VerSteegMay 4, 2015

Politicians who disagree with Supreme Court rulings frequently point out that the justices are “unelected.” That’s true on both the federal and state levels. Florida House Speaker Steve Crisafulli echoed that disdain with comments after a majority of Florida Supreme Court justices agreed with an opinion written by Justice Barbara Pariente, who wrote that the […]

Christine Jordan SextonMay 1, 2015

The Florida Supreme Court on Friday refused to grant a writ of mandamus to Senate Democrats seeking to compel the Florida House to return to Tallahassee to finish the 2015 regular legislative session. Five of the seven justices, though, said the House actions violated the state Constitution as Democrats argued. In a unanimous ruling the […]

Martin DyckmanMay 4, 2014

Whether the murderer Clayton Lockett deserved to die is beside the point to nearly everyone who has read or heard about how he died in Oklahoma Tuesday. His execution attempt, evoking images of medieval torture, was botched so badly that it had to be interrupted shortly before a heart attack completed what needles and drugs […]

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Jennifer Barbosa. Image via campaign website.

Corrine Brown lambastes state Supreme Court over congressional redistricting

State Supreme Court upholds “consumer expectations” test in product liability cases

Back from vacation, here are 10 things I think I think about Florida politics

State’s chief justice has cancer, will undergo surgery

Justices hear arguments on proposed solar power amendment

Jac Wilder VerSteeg: “Unelected” high court chides House for unelecting itself

Jac Wilder VerSteeg: Unelected Supreme Court chastises House members for unelecting themselves

Session over: Court rules against Senate Democrats, but says walkout illegal

Martin Dyckman: Botched execution further weakens argument for death penalty