Associated PressSeptember 11, 2020
9min273
Incumbency 'isn’t the asset it used to be,' said John Mica.
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Associated PressSeptember 11, 2020
Gary FineoutNovember 11, 20155min378
A long-running legal battle over Florida’s political landscape wound up back before the state Supreme Court on Tuesday where several justices sounded skeptical about the changes proposed by the Republican-controlled Legislature. The hope is that the court will soon end three years of lawsuits, court hearings and special sessions by finally endorsing a new map […]
Jim RosicaAugust 28, 2015
4min222
As the attorneys say: If you can’t beat ’em, sue ’em. A trio of Republican political consultants involved in the ongoing redistricting saga have formed “The Conservative Coalition for Free Speech and Association.” Its website says the group has joined in the federal lawsuit filed Thursday in Pensacola seeking to void the Florida Supreme Court’s interpretation of the state’s […]
Darryl PaulsonJuly 15, 2015
5min236
As someone who has testified many times in Florida reapportionment cases, the voters of Florida and then the state Supreme Court got most everything wrong when it comes to “Fair Districts.” I have been hired numerous times by the state or national NAACP to testify about the legacy of voter discrimination in Florida. When you […]