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October 11, 2023 | Daily Business Review

DeSantis Calls for Sanctions Against Iran

Gov. Ron DeSantis said during an appearance at the Shul of Bal Harbour in Surfside that his proposal will reinforce a commitment against doing business with state sponsors of terrorism.

By Jim Turner

3 minute read

October 10, 2023 | Daily Business Review

Moody to Fight Abortion Amendment

The Supreme Court plays a key gatekeeper role, as it reviews proposed ballot initiatives to determine if the wording is clear and is limited to single subjects. It can reject initiatives that don't meet legal standards.

By Jim Saunders

4 minute read

October 10, 2023 | Daily Business Review

Is Mar-a-Lago Worth $1 Billion? Trump's Winter Home Valuations Are at the Core of His Fraud Trial

Siding with New York's attorney general in a lawsuit accusing former President Donald Trump of grossly overvaluing his assets, Judge Arthur Engoron found that Trump consistently exaggerated Mar-a-Lago's worth.

By Terry Spencer

6 minute read

October 10, 2023 | Texas Lawyer

Newsmakers: Husch Blackwell Brings New Partner to Austin

Also: Bradley Arant adds former Assistant U.S. Attorney Stephen K. Moulton as a senior attorney in the firm's Dallas office.

By Mark Ramos

4 minute read

October 09, 2023 | Daily Business Review

Judge Rules Against Police, Fire Unions

An administrative law judge rejected a challenge by police and firefighter unions to the way the state is carrying out a new law that placed additional restrictions on unions representing government employees.

By Jim Saunders

3 minute read

October 09, 2023 | Daily Business Review

'No Casinos' Targets Sports Betting Plan

No Casinos authored and supported a 2018 constitutional amendment that said voters "shall have the exclusive right to decide whether to authorize casino gambling" in the state, according to the group's motion to file a friend-of-the-court brief.

By Jim Saunders

4 minute read

October 06, 2023 | Daily Business Review

DeSantis Sharpens His Attacks on Trump in Their Shared Home State of Florida

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, speaking at a campaign event, argued that Donald Trump lost the 2020 election not because more voters supported Democrat Joe Biden but rather to cast him out of office.

By Michelle L. Price and Curt Anderson

4 minute read

October 06, 2023 | Daily Business Review

Court Urged to Block Chinese Property Law

A 57-page brief filed at the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit said the law, approved this spring by Gov. Ron DeSantis and the Republican-led Legislature, is unconstitutional and violates the federal Fair Housing Act.

By Jim Saunders

5 minute read

October 06, 2023 | Daily Business Review

State Takes Aim at Redistricting Ruling

Attorneys for Secretary of State Cord Byrd filed a 73-page brief at the First District Court of Appeal in a battle that centers on a North Florida district that in the past elected Black Democrat Al Lawson.

By Jim Saunders

5 minute read

October 04, 2023 | Daily Business Review

Judge Backs Teacher in Trans Student Case

Judge John Van Laningham said the state Education Practices Commission, which can discipline teachers, should exonerate Yojary E. Mundaray on allegations of wrongdoing stemming from the December 2019 incident at Jose de Diego Middle School where the teacher reportedly told a transgender student that "I'm a Christian, and my God made no mistakes" while refusing to call the student by preferred pronouns.

By Jim Saunders

4 minute read