Tag: 11th Circuit Court of Appeals
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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
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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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Appeals court’s ruling in favor of ex-U.S. Rep. David Rivera may be fatal to FEC’s mission
By Dan Christensen
FloridaBulldog.org
When a federal appeals court threw out the Federal Election Commission’s $456,000 judgment against former Republican Miami congressman David Rivera last week, it may also have inflicted a mortal blow to the FEC. -
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.
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