By Noreen Marcus
FloridaBulldog.org
Judges who want to punish lawyers for any reason now have a superpower that can derail careers, courtesy of the Florida Bar and the Florida Supreme Court.
By Dan Christensen
FloridaBulldog.org
Just in time for Halloween, “zombie” campaign cash is baaaack. Retired eight-term Florida Congressman Ander Crenshaw has agreed to cough up thousands of dollars to settle civil charges that for up to two years after leaving office he used donated money from his zombie campaign account to pay for luxury hotel stays, meals and other personal expenses.
By Noreen Marcus
FloridaBulldog.org
Eight of Florida’s federal judges had financial interests in one or more of their cases, according to a blockbuster newspaper report that identified 131 judicial scofflaws across the nation.
By Francisco Alvarado
FloridaBulldog.org
During the 2010s, Miami City Commissioner Jeffrey Watson was twice unsuccessful in securing bankruptcy protection, fell behind on more than $1 million on his home mortgage, couldn’t pay a $129,284 civil judgment and owed $26,933 in income tax to the Internal Revenue Service. Now, the former Bill Clinton White House aide is poised to upend the Miami City Commission District 5 race after pledging not to run when he was appointed to the seat 11 months ago.
By Dan Christensen
FloridaBulldog.org
A blockbuster courtroom showdown over a $525-million acquisition made by Waste Management to reestablish its Broward trash disposal monopoly, set to begin this week, has been postponed until next year.
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