THE CAPITAL, TALLAHASSEE, May 11, 2015……….In a unanimous ruling, the Florida Supreme Court on Monday declined to consider a challenge to a 2013 law that allows elected officials to use blind trusts to shield their financial assets. The ruling came a year after the case was filed by Jim Apthorp, who was chief of staff […]
Apthorp asks Florida Supreme Court to hear challenge to blind trust law – Miami Herald
The former chief of staff to the late Gov. Reubin Askew is now asking the Florida Supreme Court to throw out the state’s blind trust law, saying it violates the constitutional requirement that public officials to fully disclose their financial assets. Jim Apthorp, who served as Askew’s chief of staff, lost his appeal to the […]
Supreme Court Now Asked to Review ‘Blind Trusts’ Ruling – Political Fix Florida
After a state appeals court declined to reconsider its ruling, its decision regarding Florida’s ‘blind trusts’ law now is heading to the state’s Supreme Court. Plaintiff Jim Apthorp, former chief of staff to the late Democratic Gov. Reubin Askew, on Wednesday asked the high court to review the ruling. In February, the 1st District Court […]
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