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Click to open document 05/29/2008 REQUEST-ADVISORY OPINION (ATTY GEN) PT Advisory Opinion To The Attorney General BY: PT Hon. Bill Mccollum 112233
05/29/2008 No Fee Required
Click to open document 05/29/2008 ORDER-HIGH PROFILE
06/04/2008 ORDER-BRIEF SCHED (AG ADVISORY OPIN) interested parties shall file their briefs on or before July 1, 2008, and serve a copy thereof on the Attorney General. Answer briefs shall be filed on or before August 1, 2008. Please file an original and eight copies of all briefs. (06/06/2008: ORDER CORRECTED TO REFLECT BILL MCCOLLUM AS AG)
Click to open document 07/01/2008 INITIAL BRIEF-MERITS OP The Florida Legislature BY: OP Jason Vail 298824 O&8 & E-MAIL
Click to open document 07/01/2008 INITIAL BRIEF-MERITS SPR Fair Districts Florida.Org BY: SPR M. Hope Keating 981915 O&8 & E-MAIL
07/18/2008 MOTION-EXT OF TIME (ANSWER BRIEF-MERITS) OP The Florida Legislature BY: OP Jason Vail 298824 O&8 & E-MAIL (FILED AS "MOTION FOR EXTENSION OF TIME TO FILE REPLY/ANSWER BRIEFS")
07/21/2008 RESPONSE SPR Fair Districts Florida.Org BY: PT Barry S. Richard 105599 OF SPONSOR FAIRDISTRICTSFLORIDA.ORG TO MOTION OF LEGISLATURE FOR EXTENSION OF TIME TO FILE BRIEFS (E-MAIL)
07/29/2008 MOTION-CONSOLIDATION SPR Fair Districts Florida.Org BY: PT Barry S. Richard 105599 OF ORAL ARGUMENT (O&8 & E-MAIL)
Click to open document 07/29/2008 ANSWER BRIEF-MERITS SPR Fair Districts Florida.Org BY: PT Barry S. Richard 105599 O&8 & E-MAIL
07/31/2008 ORDER-OA SCHED The Sponsor's motion to consolidate oral argument is hereby granted. The above cases are hereby consolidated for the purpose of oral argument and are scheduled for oral argument at 9:00 a.m., Wednesday, November 5, 2008. A maximum of twenty minutes to the side as consolidated is allowed for the argument, but counsel is expected to use only so much of that time as is necessary.
07/31/2008 ORDER-EXT OF TIME GR (ANSWER BRIEF-MERITS) The Florida Legislature's motion for extension of time is granted and The Florida Legislature is allowed to and including August 20, 2008, in which to serve the answer brief on the merits. NO FURTHER EXTENSIONS OF TIME WILL BE GRANTED FOR THE FILING OF THE ANSWER BRIEF ON THE MERITS.
Click to open document 08/20/2008 ANSWER BRIEF-MERITS OP The Florida Legislature BY: OP Jason Vail 298824 O&8 & E-MAIL
08/20/2008 REQUEST-ORAL ARGUMENT OP The Florida Legislature BY: OP Jason Vail 298824 O&9 & E-MAIL
08/22/2008 ORAL ARGUMENT CALENDAR
08/22/2008 ORDER-ORAL ARGUMENT RESCHEDULE At the direction of the Court, the above cases which were scheduled for oral argument on November 5, 2008, have been rescheduled for oral argument at 9:00 a.m., Thursday, November 6, 2008. A maximum of twenty minutes to the side as consolidated is allowed for the argument, but counsel is expected to use only so much of that time as is necessary.
09/03/2008 MOTION-OTHER SUBSTANTIVE SPR Fair Districts Florida.Org BY: SPR Mark Herron 199737 (O&9) FILED AS "MOTION TO EXPAND TIME FOR ORAL ARGUMENT"
09/15/2008 ORDER-OTHER SUBSTANTIVE GR FairDistrictFlorida.org's motion to expand time for oral argument is hereby granted. A maximum of thirty minutes to the side is allowed for the argument, but counsel is expected to use only so much of that time as is necessary.
10/21/2008 NOTICE-SUPPLEMENTAL AUTHORITY OP The Florida Legislature BY: OP Jason Vail 298824 O&8 & E-MAIL (DOES NOT CONTAIN COPY OF CITED AUTHORITY) ***STRICKEN. SEE ORDER DATED 10/21/2008)***
10/21/2008 ORDER-SUPP AUTHORITY STRICKEN The Florida Legislature's Notice of Supplemental Authority does not comply with Florida Rule of Appellate Procedure 9.225 and is hereby stricken as it does not contain a copy of the cited authority.
10/24/2008 NOTICE-SUPPLEMENTAL AUTHORITY OP The Florida Legislature BY: OP Jason Vail 298824 O&8 & E-MAIL ***STRICKEN. SEE ORDER DATED 10/24/2008***
10/24/2008 ORDER-SUPP AUTHORITY STRICKEN The Florida Legislature's Notice of Supplemental Authority does not comply with Florida Rule of Appellate Procedure 9.225 and is hereby stricken as it contains argument.
10/28/2008 NOTICE-SUPPLEMENTAL AUTHORITY OP The Florida Legislature BY: OP Jason Vail 298824 O&8 & E-MAIL
11/06/2008 ORAL ARGUMENT HELD
Click to open document 01/29/2009 DISP-APPROVED In conclusion, we hold that the proposed amendments meet the legal requirements of article XI, section 3 of the Florida Constitution, and the ballot titles and summaries comply with section 101.161(1), Florida Statutes (2008). Accordingly, we approve the amendments for placement on the ballot.
02/12/2009 WEST CORRESPONDENCE CORRECTED OPINION - On page 29, added law firm affiliation of Jon L. Mills.
04/15/2009 ARCHIVES