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The Supreme Court of Florida
This book features some of the most turbulent and monumental rulings from the Florida Supreme Court (FSC). This period of great social and political change in the state, nation, FSC, and then governors Graham and Askew, features the first Republican governor taking office (Martinez) and the appointment of two new justices. Substantial changes in law and ethics were foremost in these years, with a robust change to Florida's tort laws with Hoffman v. Jones and the reinstatement of Virgil Hawkins.
A Most Disorderly Court
This book is written by the journalist who, in 1971, exposed the scandals associated with Florida Supreme Court justices who had been elected by popular vote. It reveals the corruption, favoritism and cronyism of the period, and traces the reform efforts that led to a constitutional amendments which provided for the appointment of all Florida's appellate judges.
Fifty Years of Justice
This book looks at the U.S. Middle District Court of Florida, which represents about 1/2 of Florida's population and is one of the busiest courts in the state, interpreting and applying Supreme Court decisions in cases such as the Terry Schaivo "right to die" case.
Dissent and the Supreme Court
“Highly illuminating ... for anyone interested in the Constitution, the Supreme Court, and the American democracy, lawyer and layperson alike." —The Los Angeles Review of Books In his major work, acclaimed historian and judicial authority Melvin Urofsky examines the great dissents throughout the Court’s long history. Constitutional dialogue is one of the ways in which we as a people reinvent and reinvigorate our democratic society. The Supreme Court has interpreted the meaning of the Constitution, acknowledged that the Court’s majority opinions have not always been right, and initiated a critical discourse about what a particular decision should mean before fashioning subsequent deci...
Civil Trials Bench Book
This book provides guidance for judicial officer in the conduct of civil proceedings, from preliminary matters to the conduct of final proceedings and the assessment of damages and costs. It contains concise statements of relevant legal principles, references to legislation, sample orders for judicial official to use where suitable and checklists applicable to various kinds of issues that arise in the course of managing and conducting civil litigation.
