A lawsuit accusing Gov. Rick Scott and the Florida Cabinet of violating the Sunshine Law could be headed toward a settlement, according to parties involved in the case. A former Florida Supreme Court justice has been brought in to mediate the lawsuit, which claims state officials secretly arranged the ouster of former Florida Department of […]
News organizations fight for access to records in redistricting case. – The Gainesville Sun
The nonprofit First Amendment Foundation and a coalition of news organizations plan to mount a legal battle for access to the records that a Leon County judge relied on in throwing out two redrawn congressional districts as unconstitutional. This week attorneys representing the group that includes Halifax Media Group, which owns The Gainesville Sun and […]