Category: U.S. Supreme Court
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Judge Cannon beat the odds to draw new Trump case; She also got free trip to posh Yellowstone resort from right-wing law school
By Dan Christensen
FloridaBulldog.org
Twice in her short tenure as a federal judge in South Florida, Aileen Cannon has drawn two of the most historic cases in American history, both involving the man who appointed her to the court, former President Donald Trump. -
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DeSantis uses case of Parkland killer Cruz to play politics with the death penalty
By Noreen Marcus
FloridaBulldog.org
With the Donald Dillbeck execution on Feb. 23, another one set for April 12 and many more inmates he can condemn at will, Gov. Ron DeSantis is using his death warrant power to brand himself as Florida’s chief avenger. -
Months after her Trump indignity, U.S. Judge Aileen Cannon catches another political hot potato
By Dan Christensen
FloridaBulldog.org
Many shed a tear when Miami federal judge Marcia Cooke died after a bout with cancer on Jan. 27. Not only was she the first black woman to become a judge in the Southern District of Florida, Cooke was also widely respected for her evenhandedness in court. Yet for ex-congressman David Rivera, Cooke’s departure is an opportunity. -
Waging legal war to make Miami Springs comply with the Americans with Disabilities Act
By Francisco Alvarado
FloridaBulldog.org
For nearly five years, the City of Miami Springs has refused to make sidewalks and public parking spaces near a 60-year-old disabled resident’s home wheelchair accessible. Instead, the city has engaged in a legal war with Theodore Karantsalis by claiming he waited too long in taking action against Miami Springs over making sidewalks and parking spaces accessible to the handicapped. -
The Florida Bar wants to immunize AG Moody and all lawyers who are state officers
By Noreen Marcus
FloridaBulldog.org
When Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody joined her Texas counterpart and other Republicans in trying to overturn 2020 presidential election results from four swing states, some Floridians wanted her disbarred. -
Welcome to ‘Floridastan’: Trying to out-Texas Texas, DeSantis and GOP lawmakers hand vigilantes swords and shields
By Noreen Marcus
FloridaBulldog.org
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and Republican legislators are over performing for their favorite constituents: rightist culture warriors seeking legal support in their struggle against people, ideas and policies they fear and detest.
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