August 15, 2019
JD Supra, Michael Cardozo, August 14, 2019- One of the most important issues facing this country today is gun violence and how to prevent it. Lawyers can play a vital role in advising legislators who want to enact meaningful gun regulations, and by using their skills to try to prevent …
August 15, 2019
Miami Herald, Bianca Padro Ocasio and Samantha J. Gross August 14, 2019- In a blow to environmentalists and several local governments, a Florida appeals court struck down a Coral Gables ordinance to ban Styrofoam containers from restaurants, supermarkets and other food establishments. The 3rd District Court of Appeals Wednesday rejected …
August 9, 2019
Florida Politics, Ryan Nicol, August 8, 2019- Miami-Dade County Commissioner and mayoral candidate Daniella Levine Cava is asking Attorney General Ashley Moody to reconsider her appeal of a ruling striking down part of the state’s gun preemption law. That law bars local officials from approving stricter gun control measures than the state has …
August 8, 2019
Fort Myers Beach Observer, Jordan Hester, August 7, 2019- Fort Myers Beach efforts to ban the use of a popular herbicide will go back for some additional tweaking but will advance to a second public hearing. Fort Myers Beach Town Council wants to prohibit the use, if not the sale, …
August 7, 2019
Next City, Zoe Sullivan, August 7, 2019- In late July, a Florida county circuit court struck down some of the penalties added in 2011 to Florida’s law banning local governments from regulating firearms. Those penalties included the ability to remove local elected officials from office, fining them up to $5,000 …