By JANE MUSGRAVE -- Palm Beach Post Staff Writer In a typical election year, Florida Supreme Court justices put $500 in their campaign accounts and after the votes are counted, they withdraw the money and settle in for another six years. This year, Justices R. Fred Lewis, Barbara Pariente and Peggy Quince each have about $330,000 in their campaign war chests. They are touring the state, talking to business groups, visiting newspaper editorial boards, making robo-calls to voters and hoping they survive http://www.palmbeachpost.com/news/news/state-regional-govt-politics/florida-supreme-court-retention-race-unusually-str/nSb9t/ … [Read more...]
Leticia Diaz: Still An Uphill Climb For Women
December 22, 2009 By
By DONNA BALANCIA -- ORLANDO, FLORIDA -- Leticia Diaz says it still takes a delicate balance for women in law today. We can multi-task, but at the same time its a challenge to maintain the balance, said Diaz, dean and professor at Barry Universitys Dwayne O. Andreas School of Law. Diaz recently won the inaugural Hispanic Women Who Make the Difference Award, given by Impremedia. It is believed that Diaz is the first Cuban woman law school dean in the United States. I love what I do, Diaz said. We have a really close-knit group here at Barry and Im so fortunate to be here. These are the best years of my life. Diaz said Barry is different than other law schools because the professors doors are always open and no one goes home upset about anything. Diaz, a native of New Jersey, relocated to Central Florida in 1994. She was one of the founding faculty at the School of Law. Prior … [Read more...]
LegalEase by Glen-Peter Ahlers, Sr.
December 17, 2009 By
Floridas Beaches Earlier this month, on December 2, the United States Supreme Court heard oral arguments in Stop The Beach Renourishment, Inc., v. Florida, (docket number 08-1151) a case that pits land owners against the State. Not just any landowners, these landowners were (and still remain) beachfront property owners. The problem began a few years back when Charley, Frances, Ivan, and Jeanne visited, leaving much of the State in shambles, with roofs covered in blue tarps and beaches without sandtoo bland, those beaches without sand. So the State, decided to renourish the beaches by replacing lost sand. But the malnourished beaches were restored with a bit too much gusto, according to the landowners. The beaches were replenished and fed still more sand. The beaches grew; the landowners now have more beach between their homes and the Atlantic. The owners probably wouldnt … [Read more...]
