Appeals in Brief
Update on Florida Legislature’s Supreme Court-Splitting Proposal
Here's a quick update to my earlier posts on Florida House Speaker Dean Cannon's proposal to split the Florida Supreme Court into a two-headed monster. The Florida House voted to send the proposed Constitutional Amendment to voters last Friday, April 15,...
Can Orlando Limit Homeless Groups’ Park Usage? En Banc 11th Circuit Says Yes
Orlando City officials received good tidings on April 12, 2011, as 11th Circuit, sitting en banc, ruled in the City's favor in First Vagabonds Church of God v. City of Orlando, No. 08-16788. The Court unanimously upheld an Orlando ordinance enacted to keep activists...
Florida Senate Takes Up Supreme Court Restructuring As House Nears Final Vote
It turns out the Florida Senate may not be as cool as observers thought to House Speaker Dean Cannon's proposed ballot amendment to restructure the Florida Supreme Court. This week Senator Ellyn Bogdanoff sponsored a Senate companion to one aspect of the House...
Florida House Panel Approves Speaker’s Court Restructuring Plan
Is the Florida Supreme Court about to become a two-headed monster? Not yet, but that possibility became more realistic this morning. John Kennedy of the Post on Politics blog of the Palm Beach Post reports that the Judiciary Committee of the Florida House...
Condominium Board Representation Statute Can’t Apply to Pre-Existing Condos: Florida Supreme Court
If the Florida Supreme Court is bothered by its unpopularity in the Florida Legislature, its decision in Cohn v. Grand Condominium Ass'n, No. SC10-430, released last Thursday, doesn't show it. In a case of particular relevance to Condominium Association lawyers,...
Are Non-Marital Property Value Increases Subject to Equitable Distribution When The Property Is Mortgaged? Sometimes, Florida Supreme Court Holds
The Florida Supreme Court's precedential decision last Thursday in Kaaa v. Kaaa, No. SC09-967, could make life a bit more complicated Florida family lawyers. Just what you needed, I'm sure! The Court denied a petition for rehearing, and revised its September...
What’s Really at Issue in Walmart v. Dukes?
In Walmart Stores, Inc. v. Dukes, even more than in most cases, the U.S. Supreme Court stands at a crossroads. Or to be more precise, in Dukes, the Court stands at several crossroads. There's little doubt that whichever path it chooses is going to...