02/09/16 – By Mona Shand While no one disputes Floridians have a constitutional right to access public documents, the debate over how to crack down on a small number of abusers of that right is much more controversial. State law dictates if a person sues the government for violating public records access and wins, they’ll […]
Appellate court hears EDC public records case – Florida Today
Attorneys of the Economic Development Commission of Florida’s Space Coast and Brevard County Clerk of Courts Scott Ellis appeared before a Florida appellate court panel today, in a high-profile case involving the extent to which the EDC’s records should be public. The EDC wants the appellate court to reverse a March 2014 ruling by then-Circuit […]
Can Security Video be Used as Evidence? – LaBovick Law Group
In today’s world, it seems like we are always under the scrutiny of big brother. Security video cameras are everywhere. In situations where the cameras are believed to have captured an incident or accident that is relevant to a lawsuit, can the video be obtained under a public records law request or subpoenaed as evidence […]