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Affirmative Action - Keep it simple, stupid
Affirmative action feels like a double-edged sword. Is it necessary? In some places, we’d argue it is. Should it be enforced everywhere?
Independent Florida Alligator
Partial end to a sad story
Jerry Sandusky has been sentenced to serve at least that many years in prison — effectively, life.
Naples Daily News
Reject legislative meddling with courts
Amendment 5 is an attack on the independence of the state judiciary by the Republican-controlled Florida Legislature, we recommend a No vote.
Tampa Bay Times
Circuit Court Judge: Karla Foreman Wright
The death of 10th Judicial Circuit Court Judge Karla Foreman Wright on Monday at age 63 has cost Polk County a symbol of justice.
Lakeland Ledger
Vote no to Amendment 5, yes for justices
Voters can have their say on this by voting no on Amendment 5 and voting yes to retain Supreme Court justices Lewis, Pariente and Quince.
Keysnet.com
Don’t tread on judiciary
Amendment 5 is a power play by Legislature, Amendment 12 not needed.
Miami Herald
Same old focus
Kennedy should remain the court's focus for the foreseeable future.
Suncoast News
Romano: Still waiting for outrage over nuclear plant advance fee
The scam/hustle/shakedown known as the nuclear cost recovery fee will be argued in front of the Florida Supreme Court today.
Tampa Bay Times
Immigrant should be licensed as lawyer
The Florida Supreme Court should issue an advisory opinion that would allow the accomplished young man to be admitted to the state Bar.
Tampa Bay Times
Grimm: Keep politics out of justices’ retention
“When you let politics in the front door, ethics go out the back,” warned Martin Dyckman, the St. Petersburg Times reporter who exposed the corruption
Miami Herald
Washington still needed to protect voters' rights
The United States Supreme Court opened a new term Monday in which it is expected to consider overturning a key portion of the Voting Rights Act.
Tampa Bay Times
Riviera Beach before high court on watery issue
Today, the U.S. Supreme Court will hear oral arguments in the case of Lozman v. City of Riviera Beach, Florida.
Palm Beach Post
Where's outrage over attempts to intimidate justices?
These two political groups are trying to intimidate Supreme Court justices to make decisions they like or they will pay a political price.
St. Augustine Record
Merit Retention: Judicial Check And Balance
Merit retention is straight forward: if the justice or judge has performed the requirements of the position properly, a yes vote is appropriate.
Lakeland Ledger
Flemming: Republicans are erasing the separation of powers
The Republican Party of Florida recommended the removal of all three Florida Supreme Court justices on the ballot this year.
Tallahassee Democrat
Republican Party wrong to target Florida Supreme Court justices
Not only has the Republican Party joined the lynch mob going after three Florida Supreme Court justices, it's being dishonest about its motives.
Palm Beach Post
Republican Party inserts itself into justice retention
Yet another example of a majority party that believes it is beyond reproach or accountability. We trust our educated voters will teach them a lesson.
Fort Meade Leader

Op Ed

Why we have merit retention

This November, Floridians will vote on whether to retain three Florida Supreme Court Justices and fifteen District Court of Appeal judges. They...

Gainesville Sun
H. Lee Moffitt: Courts should be off-limits to partisan politics

In 1976, when I was a...

Gainesville Sun
RPOF is setting a bad precedent

On Sept. 21, the Republican Party of Florida (RPOF) announced that it would actively oppose the merit retention of all three Florida Supreme Court...

Tallahassee Democrat
Hold these top judges accountable

The Republican Party of Florida took the unprecedented step of voting to oppose the retention of these three justices.

Naples Daily News
The political war against our courts

Even more blatant is the...

Gainesville Sun
Strong leadership needed now to reform Florida's pensions

The pension reforms the Florida Legislature passed in 2011 and 2012 did not adequately address the major problem of traditional pension plans: the...

TCPalm
Parking ticket amnesty

Do you have a past-due...

Sarasota Herald-Tribune
Florida takes prudent path on health care

Fortunately, for Floridians, the question of “What now?” already has a partial answer, courtesy of Gov. Rick Scott.

Tallahassee Democrat

Letter To The Editor

Preserve judicial independence

 

In recent days...

Tampa Bay Times
Appalling threat to the judiciary

As a registered Republican, I am...

Tampa Bay Times
Florida Bar Should Stay Out of Judicial Politics
Holding Judges Accountable
Check Records of Florida’s Supreme Court Justices
Replacing Our Broken Medical Liability System
Early Release of Non-Violent Offenders Can Be “Smart Justice”
Florida Fails in Reluctance to Review Death Penalty
Seal Criminal Information Until a Conviction
Florida's Judicial Retention System Flawed by Modern Politics
Why Florida Should Abolish the Death Penalty
Villalobos: Beware the Game of “Constitutional Chicken”
Smart Justice is Really Smart Business
Preserving Alimony Laws is Good for Families and Taxpayers
Florida Alimony Laws
Comments:: 2
Is there an assault on the independence of Florida's courts or are state judges engaged in judicial activism?
Should Florida change its divorce law to end 'permanent alimony'?
Should Florida change its divorce law to end “permanent alimony?”
Please, Don’t Stop at the Top
Florida's Independent Judiciary at Stake
Obama Needs to Indict Money-for-Murder Instigators
Time to Re-Set Boundaries of Free Speech
Obama Administration Demands Kosher Meals for Florida’s Jewish Prisoners

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