Category: U.S. Supreme Court
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Resurrected lawsuit puts FPL’s past controversies back in the spotlight
By Nate Monroe
The Tributary
An investor lawsuit accusing Florida Power & Light’s parent company, NextEra, and several current and former executives of securities fraud can move forward, a panel of federal appeals judges ruled this week in a remarkable resurrection of the case. The suit, which has two Florida pension funds as the lead plaintiffs, argues that the company made misleading statements as Florida newspapers several years ago uncovered evidence of a wide range of misdeeds, including involvement in efforts to warp Florida elections through the use of “ghost” candidates, use of dirty tricks to acquire Jacksonville’s city-owned electric utility, surveillance of a journalist and attempts to control media coverage. -
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U.S. appeals court reinstates terrorism lawsuit against Saudi Arabia for shooting rampage at Pensacola Naval Air Station
By Dan Christensen
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Trump’s strategy to rewrite history of ‘Russia hoax’ plays out in Florida courts
By Noreen Marcus
FloridaBulldog.org
President Trump’s go-to grievance, “the Russia Russia Russia hoax,” is honored in Florida state courts, where judges help him threaten the media and revise the story of the 2016 presidential election. -
Bondi Bar complaint, a non-starter in Florida, revived in high-profile Maryland immigration case
By Noreen Marcus
FloridaBulldog.org
U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi had her aide respond scornfully last month when a coalition of 70 lawyers, legal scholars and former judges asked the Florida Bar to investigate her for professional misconduct. -
President Donald Trump: still a convicted felon, still allowed to break Florida law with impunity
By Noreen Marcus
FloridaBulldog.org
While federal judges say some of President Trump’s orders are illegal, Florida state officials seem to take for granted that he alone stands above the law. -
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Conservative shift in courts weakens FEC, makes it easier for politicians, fat cats to corrupt elections
By Dan Christensen
FloridaBulldog.org
For 13 years, the Federal Election Commission chased ex-Congressman David Rivera to the brink of trial for allegedly violating federal campaign finance law only to have its case fall quietly apart.
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