Last summer, supporters were confident that at long last a federal shield law for journalists would be enacted. After a number of false starts, they were convinced that a measure to ensure that journalists wouldn’t have to choose between protecting confidential sources and going to jail would make it over the finish line. The key […]
Justice Clarence Thomas asked to block evidence – Tallahassee Democrat
A bitter legal feud over Florida’s political landscape has now made its way to the United States Supreme Court. An emergency petition was filed Wednesday with U.S. Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas that asked him to stop a Florida judge from hearing evidence obtained from a Republican political consulting firm. The Florida Supreme Court ruled […]
Fla. Supreme Court allows evidence at trial – Tallahassee Democrat
A divided Florida Supreme Court ruled late Tuesday that groups suing the Legislature over new political maps may use key evidence obtained from a Republican political consulting firm at an ongoing trial, but also said that evidence must not be disclosed in open court. The decision overturned an appeals court decision that had blocked the […]