Tag: 11th Circuit Court of Appeals
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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.
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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…
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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…
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Appeals court tosses suit by Parkland students who claimed civil rights breaches tied to 2018 massacre
By Dan Christensen FloridaBulldog.org A federal appeals court has upheld the dismissal of a suit filed by 15 students who claimed their civil rights were violated due to government blunders before and during the 2018 massacre at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School.
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Courtroom casualties of Fort Lauderdale bankruptcy judge applaud his exit
By Noreen Marcus FloridaBulldog.org They call themselves “The Group.” They’re an informal band of lawyers, all survivors of what they deem unjust attacks by Fort Lauderdale U.S. Bankruptcy Judge John K. Olson.
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9/11: Split court rules privacy of suspects, FBI agents outweighs public interest in knowing
By Dan Christensen FloridaBulldog.org A split federal appeals court largely denied Florida Bulldog’s effort to compel the FBI to open up additional files about 9/11 after concluding that the public interest in knowing what happened is outweighed by the privacy interests of suspects, witnesses and FBI investigators.
