Dismissing concerns of a constitutional crisis, lawyers for Gov. Rick Scott asked the Florida Supreme Court to reject a petition that seeks to bar Scott from appointing three new justices on his last day in office.
In a 38-page reply to a filing last month by a pair of voting-rights organizations, Scott’s office said the League of Women Voters of Florida and Common Cause jumped the gun by asking the Supreme Court to step in now and referee a simmering dispute.
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