Constitutional LawFeaturedFlorida Law
April 14, 2023By Robert A. Lawlor
January 1st, 2023, marked the genesis of Florida’s newest intermediate appellate court, the Sixth District Court of Appeal (“DCA”).[i] In spectacular fashion, Florida’s judicial landscape changed overnight: circuit and county courts, once bound by Fifth District or Second District, now found themselves within the purview of the Sixth District. Before long, trial judges faced a […]
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Criminal LawJudiciary
November 4, 2022By Robert A. Lawlor
The meaning of the word “and” currently confounds our federal courts. The seventh, eighth, ninth, and eleventh circuits have all issued opinions regarding the meaning of the word “and” in a particular federal statute, 18 U.S.C. section 3553(f)(1); however, the eleventh circuit recently vacated its panel opinion in United States v. Garcon to reconsider, en […]
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FeaturedJudiciary
April 5, 2022By Robert A. Lawlor
Florida stands poised to alter its judicial landscape in perpetuity: the Florida Supreme Court has recently recommended that the Florida Legislature establish a new District Court of Appeal (“DCA”), the Sixth DCA, to improve public trust and confidence in the judiciary.[i] In the Court’s opinion, recommending the creation of a Sixth DCA, the Court stated […]
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