The Florida Times-Union plans to join other media organizations requesting the Florida Supreme Court unseal evidence heard in a closed-door court session that preceded a Leon County’s decision to declare Florida voting maps illegally drawn. The July 8 decision by Leon County Circuit Judge Terry Lewis was the first to address the state’s congressional map […]
Another break-through ruling: Divided Supreme Court takes Bainter redistricting appeal – Miami Herald
The unprecedented rulings keep on coming. A divided Florida Supreme Court on Tuesday agreed to hear the question of whether 537 pages of documents of political consultant Pat Bainter should have been introduced in a lawsuit by a coalition of voters groups challenging the state’s congressional redistricting maps. In a 5-2 decision, the court said […]
Shield laws – Tallahassee Democrat
A decision by the U.S. Supreme Court last week to blithely ignore the First Amendment rights of journalists and their essential need to protect confidential sources makes it more necessary than ever for Congress to enact a federal shield law. The action involves a confrontation between the media and the Obama administration in the case […]
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