Gaetz’s client denied guardrail information By Dara Kam The News Service of Florida Acting in his capacity as a litigator and not as a legislator, Rep. Matt Gaetz is accusing state transportation officials of stonewalling on a public records request made by a client seeking information about potentially dangerous guardrails. In a lawsuit filed Monday […]
Fla. court blocks evidence at redistricting trial – Tallahassee Democrat
By Gary Fineout Associated Press A Florida appeals court on Thursday blocked the release of documents that are supposed to be key evidence in an ongoing trial to determine whether state legislators broke the law when drawing up new political maps. The groups suing the Florida Legislature had obtained documents from a Gainesville-based political consulting […]
Florida Supreme Court Sends Blind Trust Lawsuit To District Judge – WFSU
By LYNN HATTER The Florida Supreme Court is refusing to hear a lawsuit over the state’s blind trust laws. Blind trusts have been used over the years by public officials to hide their assets from themselves in order to avoid conflict-of-interest allegations. The lawsuit claims those trusts are unconstitutional and the issue now goes to a […]