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| 11-20-2009 |
Florida Bar v. Scott W. Rothstein |
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09-2146 |
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The Florida Bar and attorney Scott W. Rothstein have reached an agreement for disbarment by consent, which must be approved by the Court. |
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| 11-20-2009 |
Jerome Lanning v. Patrick Pilcher |
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09-1796 |
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This case involves jurisdictional issues in a lawsuit challenging Florida's "Save Our Homes" property tax laws. |
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11-19-2009 |
Jeffrey Lewis v. Leon County |
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09-1698 |
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This case poses the question of who must pay for Regional Conflict Counsel, the counties or the State. |
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| 11-16-2009 |
NCAA v. AP, et. al. |
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09-1909 |
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The NCAA asks the Court to review a decision by the 1st District Court of Appeal in a case involving Florida’s public records laws. |
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11-13-2009 |
Miccosukee Tribe v. South Florida Water Management District |
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09-1817
09-1818
09-1893 |
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Thes cases involve a bond issue to restore part of the Everglades. |
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11-13-2009 |
Task Force on Residential Foreclosures |
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09-1460 |
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In March 2009, the Chief Justice created this Task Force to recommend ways of dealing with the huge increase in residential mortgage foreclosures in Florida. The Task Force filed this petition with the Court. Related documents also are available on the Foreclosure Task Force webpage. |
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| 10-27-2009 |
In Re: Statewide Grand Jury |
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09-1910 |
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On Oct. 14, 2009, the Governor asked the Court to impanel a statewide grand jury. |
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10-15-2009 |
John Couey v. State of Florida |
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07-1636 |
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This case is Couey's automatic appeal to the Florida Supreme Court for his conviction and death sentence in the murder of Jessica Lunsford. |
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09-02-2009 |
Privacy & Court Records |
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2009 Hearing. On September 2, 2009, the Court heard arguments in another Related Case.
2008 Filings. On January 18, 2008, the Florida Supreme Court Committee on Access to Court Records filed its Invitation for Comments on its Preliminary Proposal. Comments are requested by March 3, 2008.
2007 Filings. On June 20, 2007, an Interim Report and Cover Letter were filed with this Court. As a result, the Chief Justice Issued a revised Moratorium order on September 7, 2007.
Other documents filed with this Court on April 2, 2007, are available.
2006 Court Order & Limited Moratorium. On July 3, 2006,the Court released an Order in response to the Report of the Committee on Privacy & Court Records along with a new Limited Moratorium on certain electronic releases of court records. The order was later implemented by an Administrative Order issued August 21, 2006.
Group 3. A Request of the Court for comments on Group 3 of the Report is available. Comments will be accepted until May 1, 2006. View the current Comments on Group 3.
Group 2. By a prior separate Request of the Court, comments on Group 2 of the Report were accepted until March 1, 2006. Check Comments on Group 2, which were last updated March 2, 2006.
The members of the Florida Supreme Court in their administrative capacity have invited persons who commented on the Report on Privacy & Court Records, Group Two Recommendations, to speak to the Court on April 19 from 2:00 to 4:00 p.m. ET. The meeting will be in the courtroom in Tallahassee.
Group 1. Pursuant to a prior Request of the Court, comments on Group 1 of the final Report were accepted until February 1, 2006. Check Comments on Group 1. A hearing on Group 1 issues was held March 1, 2006, from 2:00 to 4:00 p.m. ET at the Supreme Court Building in Tallahassee.
Full Report. The seven segments of this Report were submitted to the Court in September 2005. They are the Cover, Cover Letter, Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4, and Part 5. On May 6, 2005, the Committee on Privacy & Court Records issued its earlier Draft Report.
Prior Matters. On February 13, 2004, an Amended Moratorium Order was issued in this matter. Other Documents include the Report of the legislative Study Committee on Public Records released Feb. 15, 2003. Additional Documents are available on the State Courts' Website. |
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08-14-2009 |
Robert Pleus, Jr. v. Charles Crist |
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09-565 |
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Retired Judge Robert Pleus filed suit in the Supreme Court over a vacancy on the Fifth District Court of Appeal in Daytona. |
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07-30-2009 |
State of Florida v. 11th Circuit Public Defender |
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09-1181 |
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This case involves an issue arising from the 11th Circuit (Miami-Dade) Public Defender's decision to decline representation in future third-degree felony cases. |
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| 06-17-2009 |
Citizens' Initiative on Hometown Democracy Petition |
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08-318
08-492
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This is a citizens' initiative to amend the Constitution to provide that citizens have a right to decide local growth management changes. |
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| 05-07-2009 |
Advisory Opinion to the Attorney General: Legislative Redistricting |
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08-986 |
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The Attorney General has filed a citizens' initiative on legislative redistricting standards for the Court to determine whether it meets legal standards for placement on the ballot. |
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The fiscal impact statement also has been presented to the Court for review. |
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08-1163
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| 05-07-2009 |
Citizens' Initiative on Congressional Reapportionment |
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08-1149 |
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The Attorney General has filed a citizens' initiative on congressional redistricting standards for the Court to determine whether it meets legal standards for placement on the ballot. |
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The fiscal impact statement also has been presented to the Court for review. |
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08-1165
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05-05-2009 |
Liberty Counsel v. Florida Bar |
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09-363 |
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Liberty Counsel filed for injunctive relief regarding The Florida Bar Board of Governors' vote to allow the Bar's Family Law Section to file an amicus brief. That brief would be in an appeal from a court ruling striking as unconstitutional a state statute that bars homosexuals from adopting. |
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| 04-23-2009 |
The Florida Bar v. William Abramson |
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07-713
08-1777 |
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In these two cases, The Florida Bar is asking the Court to impose discipline on attorney William Abramson for alleged ethical violations. |
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04-08-2009 |
Robert M. Ervin v. Florida Legislature |
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09-467 |
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Several Florida attorneys have sued the Legislature and other state officials over the allocation of user fees collected by the clerks of the trial courts. |
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02-26-2009 |
Certification of the Need for New Judges |
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The 2009 Certification of the need for new judges was issued. Certification then will be considered by the Legislature. Historical Information on Certification also is available. |
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| 02-04-2009 |
Governor's Request for an Advisory Opinion: Re: William Abramson |
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09-3 |
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The Governor has requested an advisory opinion regarding the election of William Abramson as a judge. |
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| 01-14-2009 |
Browning v. Sarasota Alliance for Fair Elections |
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07-2074 |
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This case involves a proposed amendment to the Sarasota County charter requiring the use of voting systems that provide a verified paper ballot. |
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| 01-05-2009 |
Florida House of Representatives v. Crist |
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07-2154 |
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On November 19, 2007, the Florida House of Representatives and Speaker Marco Rubio filed suit in the Supreme Court challenging a Seminole Indian Gaming Compact negotiated by Governor Crist. |
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12-31-2008 |
Citizens' Initiative on Land-Use Planning |
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06-161 |
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On February 1, 2006, the Attorney General petitioned the Court to review a proposed constitutional amendment requiring that changes to local land-use plans be submitted to the voters. The Court issued its Opinion on June 22, 2006. |
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In addition, on March 27, 2006, the Attorney General has filed a separate petition that asks the Court to review a financial impact estimate that will be provided to voters if the land-use initiative is placed on the ballot. The Court rejected the initial estimate, and the Attorney General submitted a new one. |
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06-521
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| 12-17-2008 |
Jews for Jesus v. Rapp |
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06-2491 |
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This case asks whether and to what extent Florida will permit lawsuits for publications that allegedly place people in a "false light." |
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12-16-2008 |
Florida Bar v. Laura L. Hess |
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08-1389 |
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The Florida Bar has filed a disciplinary action against attorney Laura Hess. |
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11-20-2008 |
FTC v. Olmstead |
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08-1009 |
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This case presents the question of whether creditors can seize the assets of a single-member limited liability company under Florida law. |
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| 11-19-2008 |
Strand v. Escambia County |
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06-1894 |
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In this case, the Court found that certain government bond issues do not need to be approved in advance by voters. |
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| 11-07-2008 |
State v. 11th Circuit Public Defender |
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08-1827 |
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This case involves a question of whether a Florida public defender's office can curtail its caseload due to budget cuts. |
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| 10-30-2008 |
Anthrax Case |
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07-1074 |
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The U.S. Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals on June 11 filed a Certified Question with the Florida Supreme Court regarding a death caused by anthrax contamination at the American Media buildng in Boca Raton in 2001. The Court issued its Opinion on Oct. 30, 2008. |
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| 10-08-2008 |
Pedro Dijols v. Mardi Anne Levey |
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08-1883 |
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Dijols seeks review of a district court decision ordering that Levey's name appear on the ballot in a Broward county judicial election. |
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| 09-17-2008 |
Pedro Dijols v. Kurt S. Browning |
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08-1717 |
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Dijols filed an emergency petition for a writ of quo warranto over the disputed results of a judicial election in Palm Beach County. |
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| 09-03-2008 |
Dept. of State v. Slough |
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08-1569 |
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This is an appeal from a trial court order striking constitutional Amendment 5, proposed by the Tax & Budget Reform Commission, from the November ballot |
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| 09-03-2008 |
Ford v. Browning |
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08-1529 |
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This is an appeal from a trial court order authorizing constitutional Amendments 7 & 9, proposed by the Tax & Budget Reform Commission, to be placed on the November ballot |
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| 08-11-2008 |
Citizens' Initiative on 1.35% Tax Cap |
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08-1153 |
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The Attorney General has filed a citizens' initiative regarding a 1.35% tax cap. |
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The fiscal impact statement also has been presented to the Court for review. |
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08-1239
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08-01-2008 |
Florida Lobbyist Regulation Case |
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08-791 |
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This case involves a legal challenge to a new Florida statute regulating executive and legislative lobbying. |
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07-31-2007 |
The Florida Bar v. Ken Jenne |
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07-2182 |
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At the request of The Florida Bar, the Court has suspended attorney Ken Jenne because of his conviction of a felony and ordered that a referee be appointed to investigate the matter. |
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07-17-2008 |
Statewide Grand Jury |
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07-1128 |
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On June 19, 2007, the Governor asked the Court to impanel a statewide grand jury. The Court entered an order impaneling the statewide grand jury on June 20, 2007. An Interim Report was filed January 15, 2008. |
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| 06-18-2008 |
Allstate v. Office of Insurance Regulation |
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08-782 |
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This case involves the State's suspension of Allstate's authority to write new policies in Florida. |
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| 05-19-2008 |
Advisory Opinion to the Governor re: Judicial Appointment Powers |
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08-844 |
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On May 5, 2008, Gov. Charlie Crist filed this petition asking whether he can appoint a replacement for retired Leon County Judge Tim Harley. |
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02-11-2008 |
Crist v. Fla. Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers |
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08-2 |
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This case arises from a trial court order declaring unconstitutional Florida's five recently created offices of conflict counsel |
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Archived High Profile Cases |
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High profile cases that are now final can be found in the Archives. These include highly publicized cases such as the 2000 presidential election appeals, the Schiavo cases, and the Aileen Wuornos murder conviction appeals. |
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