Dara Kam

June 19, 2020 | Daily Business Review

Lawyers for Gov. Ron DeSantis say a federal court decision was based on a faulty premise that conditioning felons' voting rights on payment of financial obligations is wealth-based discrimination.

By Dara Kam

5 minute read

June 16, 2020 | Daily Business Review

U.S. District Judge Robert Hinkle last month ruled against the DeSantis administration in a battle over a 2019 state law aimed at carrying out a constitutional amendment to restore the voting rights of felons "who have completed all terms of their sentences, including parole and probation."

By Dara Kam

6 minute read

June 12, 2020 | Daily Business Review

"I don't believe that it's appropriate for law enforcement officers in the course and scope of their employment, acting under color of law, to have their names and their personal information withheld," says Pinellas County Sheriff Bob Gualtieri.

By Dara Kam

7 minute read

June 11, 2020 | Daily Business Review

Florida Justice Institute executive director Dante Trevisani, who represents the plaintiffs, says inmates who don't get the treatment in the early stages "face a substantial risk of serious harm."

By Dara Kam

6 minute read

June 11, 2020 | Daily Business Review

The request to ask a full federal appellate court to consider a challenge to a voting rights ruling is "very, very unusual," says veteran elections-law attorney Mark Herron, who represents Leon County Supervisor of Elections Mark Earley in the lawsuit.

By Dara Kam

6 minute read

June 09, 2020 | Daily Business Review

After shuttering vacation-rental properties in late March, Gov. Ron DeSantis lifted the ban for counties outside of South Florida, with a caveat: County officials had to submit proposed rental procedures to the state and get the go-ahead before bookings could resume.

By Dara Kam

7 minute read

June 08, 2020 | Daily Business Review

Hanover filed a federal lawsuit in March asking a judge to rule that the insurer is not responsible for the Florida Coalition Against Domestic Violence's expenses.

By Dara Kam

6 minute read

May 29, 2020 | Daily Business Review

The DeSantis administration accuses left-leaning groups of rewriting Florida's election code on "speculative" fears about what might occur later in the year.

By Dara Kam

6 minute read

May 28, 2020 | Daily Business Review

U.S. District Judge Robert Hinkle laid out a procedure for hundreds of thousands of Floridians who have been convicted of felonies and have court-ordered debts to be able to cast ballots in the November presidential elections.

By Dara Kam

6 minute read

May 26, 2020 | Daily Business Review

U.S. District Judge Robert Hinkle's ruling laid out a procedure for state elections officials to determine whether felons seeking to vote have outstanding legal financial obligations and are unable to pay court-ordered debts.

By Dara Kam

7 minute read