Barry Richard, a shareholder at Greenberg Traurig in Tallahassee/courtesy photo Barry Richard, a shareholder at Greenberg Traurig in Tallahassee/courtesy photo

Saying the Legislature "moved the goal posts," backers of a proposed constitutional amendment that would expand Medicaid coverage argue a new law should not block a key review of the initiative by the Florida Supreme Court.

Barry Richard, an attorney for the political committee Florida Decides Healthcare, filed a brief last week disputing a contention by the state Senate that the controversial new law should scuttle the Medicaid proposal.

The law increased a petition-signature requirement for supporters of proposed constitutional amendments to trigger Florida Supreme Court reviews of the initiatives.