The Florida Supreme Court appears poised to release hundreds of pages of secret documents and testimony involved in a lawsuit challenging congressional districts drawn by the Legislature in 2012. In an order issued Monday, justices told lawyers representing Republican political consultant Pat Bainter and his consulting firm, Data Targeting, Inc., to explain by noon Tuesday […]
Court hears Bainter’s challenge to releasing his emails, he warns of repercussions – Miami Herald Blog
One of Florida’s top Republican political consultants stopped short of accusing the state Supreme Court of lacking “integrity” Friday if it rules that he must disclose emails in a case brought under the state’s new anti-gerrymanding laws. Pat Bainter, whose firm Data Targeting Inc. has battled for two years to keep the documents private in […]
Judge invalidates Florida’s congressional districts, appeal is likely – Naked Politics
A circuit court judge threw out Florida’s congressional redistricting map Thursday ruling that the Florida Legislature allowed for a “secret, organized campaign” by partisan operatives to subvert the redistricting process in violation of the state constitution. Circuit Court Judge Terry Lewis ordered two of the state’s 27 districts to be redrawn to bring the map […]
