Florida A&M University Board of Trustees v. Justin Bruno

Appellant, the governing body of Florida A & M University (FAMU), seeks review of the trial court’s order enjoining a student government election at the university’s main campus in Tallahassee. Appellant raises three issues on appeal, but we only need to address one: whether the trial court had subject-matter jurisdiction to entertain the complaint for emergency injunctive relief filed by Appellee. As explained below, we agree with Appellant’s argument that the trial court did not have jurisdiction based on the, plain language of section 1004.26(5), Florida Statutes (2015). Accordingly, we…