Legal Opinion
Florida v. United States
District Court, N.D. Florida
Decided August 10, 2012No. Case No. 4:12mc3-RH/CASPublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
*1302 ORDER DENYING THE MOTION TO COMPEL STATE LEGISLATORS AND STAFF MEMBERS TO APPEAR FOR DEPOSITIONS
ROBERT L. HINKLE, District Judge.
The issue in this proceeding is whether Florida state legislators have a privilege not to testify on matters at the core of their legislative functions. This order holds that they do have such a privilege and that it extends also to their staff members.
This proceeding is ancillary to a case pending in the United States District Court for the District of Columbia. The plaintiff in that case — the State of Florida — seeks preclearance of recent legislation, as…
2Cases cited9 opinions
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- Village of Arlington Heights v. Metropolitan Housing Development Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1977
- United States v. NixonSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
- Washington v. DavisSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Tenney v. BrandhoveSupreme Court of the United States · 1951
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3Cited by7 opinions
- League of Women Voters v. Florida House of RepresentativesSupreme Court of Florida · 2013
- Florida House of Representatives v. RomoDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2013
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- Glowgower v. Bybee-FieldsDistrict Court, E.D. Kentucky · 2022
- League of Women Voters v. Florida House of RepresentativesSupreme Court of Florida · 2013
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