Author: Noreen Marcus
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Florida’s ‘Live Local’ law lets developers bypass public oversight while failing workforce renters, critics say
By Noreen Marcus
FloridaBulldog.org
Critics of a state law to boost affordable workforce housing claim it’s really a Big Builder welfare act intended to prevent local governments from vetting private-interest projects on behalf of the public. -
U.S. judge wants Trump’s Coral Gables lawyer Brito punished, but Florida Bar’s history suggests he’ll skate
By Noreen Marcus
FloridaBulldog.org
Florida Bar ethics reviewers aren’t likely to take direction from a federal judge and discipline Alejandro Brito, President Trump’s personal lawyer in the case of Trump v. IRS. -
AG Uthmeier ignores ‘duty to prosecute’ and 4th DCA rules kids as young as Parkland killer Nikolas Cruz can carry concealed guns
By Noreen Marcus
FloridaBulldog.org
Last week the state appeals court for Broward County, where the 2018 Parkland school massacre took place, ruled that kids as young as convicted killer Nikolas Cruz have the right to walk around with concealed weapons. -
Florida Supreme Court lets Kenneth Chesebro practice law after five states disciplined him for plotting to overturn 2020 election
By Noreen Marcus
FloridaBulldog.org
Lawyer Kenneth Chesebro, widely regarded as the mastermind behind the failed plot to use fake electors to overturn the 2020 election and install Donald Trump as president, has been disbarred or suspended from practicing law in five states. -
Florida taxpayers pay billions to Centurion, the prison health care provider and lawsuit magnet
By Noreen Marcus
FloridaBulldog.org
Floridians are paying Centurion of Florida L.L.C., the state’s prison health care provider, up to $2.8 billion over five years. And it seems only the lawyers who sue Centurion closely monitor what the strictly-for-profit company does with all that money. -
Will Broward County bow to Related Group/Hollywood and allow ‘segregated’ highrise on public beach?
By Noreen Marcus
FloridaBulldog.org
Powerhouse developer Related Group and its City of Hollywood partner are gaining momentum to build a private condo tower on a public beach, but opponents still aren’t caving.
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