Renzo DowneyDecember 28, 2019
4min414
They say a lower court already sufficiently answered the amendment's intended meaning.
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Renzo DowneyDecember 28, 2019
Jim RosicaAugust 28, 2018
6min402
The state’s highest court has punted a challenge that six proposed constitutional amendments were wrongfully “bundled.” Without explanation, the Florida Supreme Court on Tuesday unanimously kicked the case to the 2nd Judicial Circuit in Tallahassee, with a proviso that the trial judge assigned the case “should not interpret the transfer of this case as an […]
Jim RosicaAugust 21, 2018
5min583
There’s no such thing as improper ‘bundling’ of issues when it comes to amendments proposed by the state’s Constitution Revision Commission, Attorney General Pam Bondi argued in a new filing on Monday. Bondi responded to a challenge filed last week at the Florida Supreme Court by one of its retired justices, Harry Lee Anstead. He said six CRC amendments […]
Jim RosicaDecember 5, 2016
4min613
Plaintiffs challenging the state’s environmental funding under a new constitutional amendment agreed to join forces Monday. An array of environmental advocacy groups had filed suit over the Water and Land Legacy Amendment, also known as Amendment 1. The constitutional change, approved by voters in 2014, mandates state spending for land and water conservation. But advocates, […]
Jim RosicaAugust 12, 2016
4min289
If you’re gonna go out, go out with a bang. U.S. Rep. Gwen Graham, a Tallahassee Democrat, announced Friday “she is co-sponsoring legislation to ban members of Congress from ever becoming federal lobbyists.” The problem is, it’s probably not constitutional. “My horseback answer is ‘no,'” said Joseph Little, a retired professor of the University of Florida’s Levin […]