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Ryan RayJanuary 29, 2015

Republican state Sen. Lizbeth Benacquisto of Ft. Myers has filed legislation to change course in a difficult area of state law — the legal status of child abuse evidence recorded unbeknownst to the abuser. A recent Florida Supreme Court opinion overruled the conviction of a Lee County man found guilty of sexually abusing his stepdaughter, finding that […]

Phil AmmannJanuary 27, 2015

Attorneys for the Florida Legislature are calling on the Florida Supreme Court to reject proposed redistricting maps submitted by voting-rights groups. Their argument: the maps are a product of influence by Democratic “partisan operatives and political consultants.” In a court filing on Monday, lawyers representing the House and Senate are asking to discard the maps […]

Bruce RitchieJanuary 21, 2015

A bill arising from a Florida wetlands case that was decided in the U. S. Supreme Court has been filed in advance of the 2015 Legislative Session. The Supreme Court in 2013 overturned a Florida Supreme Court ruling against the late Coy A. Koontz Sr., who sought to build on 3.7 of his 15 acres […]

Guest AuthorJanuary 18, 2015

I recently went to see the movie Selma, which I was eager to do – you see, I participated in the first march across the Edmund Pettus Bridge on March 7, 1965. The film certainly brought back many memories for me, and reminded me why that march holds such a prominent place in our nation’s […]

Bruce RitchieJanuary 16, 2015

A proposed solar energy amendment probably won’t be a walk in the park as Amendment 1 was last year. On Jan. 14, a coalition of energy and conservative groups announced an effort to put an amendment to the Florida Constitution on the ballot in 2016 to remove regulatory barriers to solar energy production. Supporters said […]

Bruce RitchieJanuary 15, 2015

A proposed solar energy amendment probably won’t be a walk in the park as Amendment 1 was last year. On Jan. 14, a coalition of energy and conservative groups announced an effort to put an amendment to the Florida Constitution on the ballot in 2016 to remove regulatory barriers to solar energy production. Supporters said […]

Christine Jordan SextonJanuary 15, 2015

Medicaid planning companies cannot use legal kits to advise Floridians on Medicaid planning under an advisory opinion approved by the Florida Supreme Court on Thursday. “Unless the client establishes an independent attorney-client relationship with the attorney, payment from the client is directly to the attorney, and the initial determination that the particular legal document or […]

Christine Jordan SextonJanuary 13, 2015

The Florida Chamber of Commerce on Tuesday issued a seven-step plan that it says would provide coverage to the uninsured as well as eliminate a billion-dollar-plus burden on Floridians. Dubbed Smarter Health Care Coverage in Florida, the Chamber’s plan calls for using federal dollars available under the Affordable Care Act so long as the impact on […]

Christine Jordan SextonJanuary 13, 2015

The Florida Chamber of Commerce on Tuesday issued a seven-step plan that it says would provide coverage to the uninsured as well as eliminate a billion-dollar-plus burden on Floridians. Dubbed Smarter Health Care Coverage in Florida, the Chamber’s plan calls for using federal dollars available under the Affordable Care Act so long as the impact on […]

Martin DyckmanJanuary 8, 2015

If you need to go to court, do you want the judge wondering, as a politician might, why your lawyer didn’t contribute to her campaign? Or didn’t give enough? That’s the crux of a Florida case to be argued at the U.S. Supreme Court on January 20. Yanell Williams-Yulee, a Tampa lawyer, is appealing a […]

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Lizbeth Benacquisto introduces bill to tweak evidence standards in child abuse cases

Re-redistricted maps are a product of Democratic meddling, Legislature tells court

Bill deals with U. S. Supreme Court wetlands case

Rev. H.K. Matthews: March for tax credit scholarships echoes Selma

Bruce Ritchie: Solar amendment likely to face tougher fight than conservation Amendment 1

Bruce Ritchie: Solar amendment likely to face tougher fight than conservation Amendment 1

No kits! Florida Supreme Court approves new rules on Medicaid planning

Docs, hospitals, trial attorneys targeted in Florida Chamber's seven step health plan

Docs, hospitals, trial attorneys targeted in Florida Chamber’s seven step health plan

Martin Dyckman: Will U.S. Supreme Court listen to Florida on campaign financing and judicial integrity?