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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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