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JUDGE CONFIRMS INVALIDITY OF CAROLLO RECALL PETITION: Directs Parties to Prepare Proposed Order to Stop Recall Petitions from Being Counted

Posted on October 16, 2020 (December 3, 2020) by Rodrigo Paredes

October 16, 2020 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE JUDGE CONFIRMS INVALIDITY OF CAROLLO RECALL PETITION: Directs Parties to Prepare Proposed Order to Stop Recall Petitions from Being Counted Today (October 16, 2020) at a Court status conference hearing, Circuit Judge Alan Fine announced his intention to grant Commissioner Carollo’s request for an injunction to stop the illegal […]

THE ABOTA MIAMI COVID-19 Jury Trial Task Force- 10.2.20

Posted on September 30, 2020 (September 30, 2020) by Neo

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GOP-Led Legal Inquest Into Bloomberg Helping Florida Felons Vote Condemned as Attempted Voter Suppression

Posted on September 29, 2020 (September 30, 2020) by Neo

By Steven Rosenfeld, Voting Booth Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody’s call for state and federal investigations into billionaire Michael Bloomberg’s effort to raise millions to pay off court fees to help Florida felons restore their voting rights was a “gross abuse” of power, “voter suppression,” “a fear-mongering tactic used before” and based on a “fundamental […]

Judge says petitions in Carollo recall came in too late, dealing blow to campaign

Posted on September 18, 2020 (September 21, 2020) by Rodrigo Paredes

By Joey Flechas, Miami Hearald Miami Commissioner Joe Carollo dealt a blow to the effort to recall him after a judge determined that 1,900 signed petitions were submitted to the city clerk’s office too late. Both sides of the legal conflict disagree about the magnitude of the decision. Carollo and his attorney Benedict Kuehne claimed victory after […]

CAROLLO RECALL PETITION STRUCK DOWN AS ILLEGAL: Judge Orders Recall Petition Dismissed as Untimely in Violation of Law

Posted on September 17, 2020 (September 21, 2020) by Rodrigo Paredes

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CAROLLO RECALL PETITION STRUCK DOWN AS ILLEGAL: Judge Orders Recall Petition Dismissed as Untimely in Violation of Law Today (September 17, 2020), in a widely awaited decision in litigation challenging the legality of the Commissioner Carollo Recall Petition, Circuit Court Judge Alan Fine struck down the petitions as illegal in violation of […]

If needed, Florida better-equipped for presidential vote recount

Posted on September 2, 2020 (September 30, 2020) by Neo

By Steven Rosenfeld, Voting Booth In November 2018, Florida faced its biggest recount nightmare since the 2000 presidential election. There were three statewide races to simultaneously recount, including a U.S. Senate race with a vexing problem. Days after the election, Sen. Bill Nelson, the Democratic incumbent, was trailing Republican Gov. Rick Scott by 12,500 votes. It looked […]

Emergency petition urges Supreme Court to consider bar exam alternative

Posted on August 20, 2020 (August 24, 2020) by Rodrigo Paredes

By Karl Etters More than 50 Florida attorneys are signing on to a request to the state’s Supreme Court, asking the justices to allow law school graduates to practice law — under strict conditions — without having to pass the bar examination. The emergency petition, if granted, would permit exam applicants to become lawyers after […]

Legislators, Voters, FDP File Lawsuit Challenging Destruction of Election Materials By Florida Officials

Posted on July 2, 2020 (July 2, 2020) by Rodrigo Paredes

TALLAHASSEE – Three Florida legislators running for re-election, along with eight voters and the Florida Democratic Party, have filed a legal action to prevent state and local election officials from continuing to destroy election materials critical for verifying election results. The lawsuit filed today in state court in Tallahassee asks that the ballot images automatically created […]

South Florida Lawyer Works to Free British Man Who Claimed Pablo Escobar’s Cartel Framed Him

Posted on July 1, 2020 (July 2, 2020) by Rodrigo Paredes

By Raychel Lean, Daily Business Review It’s been 27 years since Miami lawyer Benedict Kuehne and U.K. attorney Clive Stafford Smith began fighting for the release of a British citizen and former millionaire, jailed for a double murder he claims drug lord Pablo Escobar ordered back in Miami’s infamous ”cocaine cowboys” era. And now, a glimmer of hope, as […]

Injured Victim of Police Shooting Releases Statement Calling for Police Reforms, June 27, 2020

Posted on June 27, 2020 (December 3, 2020) by Rodrigo Paredes

PRESS STATEMENT FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 27, 2020 STATEMENT ON BEHALF OF LATOYA RATLIEFF Counsel for LaToya Ratlieff After shooting her in the head for peacefully and lawfully exercising her first amendment rights, Fort Lauderdale Police continue their assault on LaToya Ratlieff and her right to free speech. LaToya continues to lack vision in her […]