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On March 22, WSH obtained a favorable ruling for North Bay Village before the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals. The Eleventh Circuit refused to overturn the dismissal of a lawsuit challenging [...]

On October 5, the United States Supreme Court granted a petition for certiorari filed on behalf of the plaintiff in Koontz v. St. Johns Water Management District. Oral arguments will be scheduled [...]

The American Bar Association (“ABA”) has secretly dismissed a significant number of President Barack Obama’s potential federal judicial nominees as “not qualified.” The ABA’s judicial [...]

The Florida Legislature recently revised Florida Statute § 790.33 (the “Penalties for Violating Firearms Preemption Law” or “PVFPL”) to require that every municipality or [...]

On September 7, the First District Court of Appeal heard arguments in an appeal challenging slot machines at Hialeah Park. In 2010, the Florida Legislature passed a law permitting slot machines [...]

Today, the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals declared that a major component of the recently passed health care law is unconstitutional. The court identified the requirement under the Patient [...]

The Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals vacated a decision by the Eastern District Court of Virginia holding that the individual mandate under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act requiring [...]

Yesterday, Florida’s Fourth District Court of Appeal reversed a circuit court judgment holding that the Florida Constitution prohibited Broward County voters from amending the [...]

On November 2, City Commissioners in Hallandale Beach approved a settlement that would enable red camera violators cited by the City before July 2010 to each receive $20 refunds for issued [...]

Yesteday, Judge Steven Liefman ruled that the current programs operated by South Florida cities do not violate equal protection and that they are not unconstitutional.  Michael S. Popok, [...]