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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, [...]

On November 14, the Supreme Court agreed to hear a challenge to the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, the 2010 healthcare overhaul law. The Court will hear an appeal from the Eleventh [...]

In Glenn v. Brumby, 1:08-CV-023360-RWS (11th Cir., December 6, 2011), the court found that a governmental employer violates the Equal Protection Clause’s prohibition of sex-based discrimination [...]

Today, in a much anticipated decision for local governments, the Third District Court of Appeal ruled that the City of Aventura’s red light camera program, operated pursuant to its police and [...]

On August 17, a Broward judge ruled that the red light cameras operating at various intersections throughout South Florida do not violate drivers’ constitutional rights. In State of Florida [...]

On October 3, the Supreme Court returned to the bench for its 2011-2012 term. Although the caseload for the term is usually finalized in February, the Court already has forty-nine appeals on its [...]

On June 12, Judge Ungaro of the Federal Southern District of Florida, granted the City of North Bay Village’s motion for summary judgment seeking the dismissal on standing grounds of a [...]

On July 25, the Fourth District Court of Appeal handed down a decision holding that section 316.075 of the Florida Statutes, which governs traffic control signal devices, is constitutional and [...]

This spring, oral arguments are scheduled to begin in a challenge to the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act from the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals. Before the Supreme Court tackles [...]

This Monday, oral arguments began in the challenge brought by the attorney generals of 26 states to the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. The Supreme Court previously issued a writ of [...]