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...]
Debate Rages over Sitting Ban
July 25, 2012 By
By Paul Mueller, Reporter, Bay News 9 -- The Clearwater City Council saw a very heated debate Thursday night over a proposal to ban sitting or lying down on sidewalks and other public rights of way. The proposed ban would cover the downtown area, Clearwater Beach and the East Gateway neighborhood. City Council members said the ban would address a public safety issue and affects not only the city's image as a premiere tourist destination, but also the economy. Opponents are shocked this ban is even up for debate. "They've got no heart for the people, the homeless people," said Paul Almeida referring to the city council. "They've got no heart." Almeida has lived in Clearwater since the mid 1980's and lives on a fixed income. http://bit.ly/MUz3VE … [Read more...]
Stetson Law students take Veterans Law competition
October 21, 2010 By
GULFPORT, Fla. Will Hurter and Erin Isdell, Stetson University College of Law students, won the Veterans Law Appellate Advocacy Competition in Washington , D.C. It is the second year in a row that Stetson Law has won the competition. Hurter also won the Best Advocate Award, the highest individual award in the competition. The Stetson team also won two out of three awards in the competition, sponsored by the U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims and the Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims Bar Association. We could not be prouder of our students, said Stetson Law Moot Court Advisor and professor Brooke Bowman. Hurter and Isdell have helped Stetson win its third moot court competition in the past five months. It is an extraordinary start to the school year. Students competed at the U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims in the semifinal and final rounds, beating a team from … [Read more...]
William and Mary wins Stetson’s National Pretrial Competition
October 12, 2010 By
STAFF REPORT GULFPORT, Fla. College of William and Mary law student Johanna Orleski was named Best Advocate in both the final and semifinal rounds of competition. Chapman University School of Law won the Best Brief Award. Thirteen law schools from around the nation sent students to compete on Stetson Laws campus in Gulfport . It was the first time the College of William and Mary School of Law participated in the competition. "The National Pretrial Competition captures the real world practice that most law students will experience after graduation in a way not found in any other trial or moot court competition," said Professor of Excellence in Trial Advocacy Charles H. Rose III, who directs Stetsons Center for Excellence in Advocacy. "Students get to take the substantive knowledge they learned in the first two years of law school and apply it in a setting that rewards … [Read more...]
