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 […]
Askew Aide Not Ready to Give up Fight Against ‘Blind Trusts’ – Political Fix Florida
A state appeals court is being asked to reconsider its decision to dismiss a challenge to Florida’s ‘blind trusts’ law. Attorney Patsy Palmer, representing plaintiff Jim Apthorp, on Wednesday filed a motion for rehearing before the 1st District Court of Appeal in Tallahassee, court dockets show. Apthorp, former chief of staff to the late Democratic Gov. Reubin […]
Blind trust appeal suit is rejected – Tallahassee Democrat
A state appeals court on Monday tossed out a challenge to a Florida law that allows Gov. Rick Scott to use a blind trust instead of providing a detailed accounting of his finances. The 1st District Court of Appeal on rejected a lawsuit that had been filed by a former aide to the late Democratic […]
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