Staff ReportsOctober 16, 2019
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Gov. Ron DeSantis continues to put his conservative mark on the judiciary.
Tag: Rachel Nordby
Staff ReportsOctober 16, 2019
Jim RosicaSeptember 5, 2019
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"...Drove me mad by insisting on strictly observing speed limits."
Jim RosicaAugust 31, 2019
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"The Commission thanks all 26 applicants for their commitment to public service."
Jim RosicaJune 12, 2019
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"If they're entitled to a license, they'll get it."
Jim RosicaSeptember 21, 20185min714
Saying a lower-court judge “misconstrued the plain language of Florida’s Medical Marijuana Amendment,” the state is asking an appellate court to reverse her ruling allowing Tampa strip club mogul Joe Redner to grow and make juice of his own medical marijuana. Outside counsel for the Department of Health filed an initial brief Thursday in its appeal at […]
Jim RosicaAugust 17, 2018
4min531
Rachel Nordby, who’s been a deputy solicitor general for Attorney General Pam Bondi, is heading to the Shutts & Bowen law firm as a partner in the Tallahassee office, the firm announced Friday. Nordby, who starts Sept. 10, will be vice chair of the firm’s Appellate Practice Group. Her hire follows another recent high-profile addition […]
Jim RosicaMay 16, 2018
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It’s now up to a Tallahassee judge whether the Legislature overstepped when it outlawed the smoking of medical marijuana. Attorneys for the state and patients who want to smoke the drug squared off in a Leon County courtroom Wednesday before Circuit Judge Karen Gievers. She didn’t immediately rule after the close of evidence, but could issue a decision […]
Jim RosicaJanuary 25, 2018
4min406
An attorney arguing to overturn Florida’s ban on smoking medical marijuana says if a constitutional amendment doesn’t say it can’t be smoked, then lawmakers and regulators can’t stand in the way of patients who want to. “If you’re the Legislature, why would you pick out smoking and say no? Because this (amendment) allows it,” attorney Jon Mills told […]
Jim RosicaJune 9, 2016
5min309
When it comes to attorney’s fees, how much is not enough? The Florida Supreme Court on Thursday heard argument on a law firm’s position that it didn’t get paid enough for helping a brain-damaged young man get a claim bill from the Florida Legislature. Lawmakers in 2012 passed such a bill for Aaron Edwards, who born […]