Jim Saunders News Service Of Florida

August 16, 2016 | Daily Business Review

Florida's lobbying industry remains lucrative. With five firms topping $1 million, lobbyists reported earning at least $28.4 million during the year's second quarter for their legislative work, an initial estimate that appears certain to increase in the coming days.

By Jim Saunders, News Service of Florida

12 minute read

August 12, 2016 | Daily Business Review

Amid continuing legal questions about Florida's death penalty system, a state appeals court rejected lower-court rulings that blocked prosecutors from seeking death sentences in four murder cases.

By Jim Saunders, News Service of Florida

7 minute read

August 11, 2016 | Daily Business Review

The Seminole Tribe of Florida has filed a legal challenge against controversial new state water-quality standards, arguing they don't adequately take into account the amount of fish and other wildlife eaten by tribal members.

By Jim Saunders, News Service of Florida

5 minute read

August 10, 2016 | Daily Business Review

Three weeks after a state investigative panel accused him of making racist and sexist remarks, a Jacksonville circuit judge is flatly denying the accusations of inappropriate conduct.

By Jim Saunders, News Service of Florida

6 minute read

July 28, 2016 | Daily Business Review

As a federal appeals court ponders the constitutionality of Florida's "docs v. glocks" law, attorneys this week debated in court documents whether it would be possible to jettison parts of the controversial measure and keep others.

By Jim Saunders, News Service of Florida

3 minute read

July 14, 2016 | Daily Business Review

A U.S. Supreme Court decision might short-circuit a battle about the constitutionality of a Florida law that leads to criminal charges for some drunken-driving suspects who refuse to take breath tests.

By Jim Saunders, News Service of Florida

6 minute read

July 11, 2016 | Daily Business Review

The Florida Supreme Court moved quietly into an annual summer break. Releasing its last regular batch of opinions until Aug. 25, the court on Thursday did not drop any bombshells. That left unresolved questions about issues such as the constitutionality of the state's death-penalty sentencing laws.

By Jim Saunders, News Service of Florida

7 minute read

July 08, 2016 | Daily Business Review

Attorney General Pam Bondi is asking the U.S. Supreme Court to take up a dispute about the constitutionality of a Florida law that has blocked businesses from imposing surcharges on customers who pay with credit cards.

By Jim Saunders, News Service of Florida

7 minute read

June 22, 2016 | Daily Business Review

U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio has reversed course and will seek re-election to his seat, according to numerous media reports.

By Jim Saunders, News Service of Florida

6 minute read

June 22, 2016 | Daily Business Review

A federal appeals court rejected a class action lawsuit filed by a Palm Beach County town that alleges it has been inundated with public-records requests as part of a scheme to generate attorney fees and legal settlements.

By Jim Saunders, News Service of Florida

8 minute read