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Florida House of Representatives v. League of Women Voters of Florida
Supreme Court of Florida
Decided July 11, 2013No. SC13-252PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtPariente, J.
The Florida Legislature has filed a petition for writ of prohibition or in the alternative to invoke this Court’s constitutional authority to issue all writs necessary to the complete exercise of its jurisdiction, seeking to prevent a circuit court from hearing a lawsuit that challenges the validity of the 2012 plan apportioning districts for the Florida Senate.1 We have jurisdiction to consider the extraordinary writs, and both sides in this case agree that this Court, rather than the First District Court of Appeal, should review the petition. See art. V, § 3(b)(7), Fla. Const.
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2Cases cited13 opinions
- English v. McCrarySupreme Court of Florida · 1977
- Fla. Dept. of Rev. v. City of GainesvilleSupreme Court of Florida · 2005
- In Re Apportionment Law, Senate Joint Res. No. 1305Supreme Court of Florida · 1972
- In re Senate Joint Resolution of Legislative Apportionment 1176Supreme Court of Florida · 2012
- In Re Senate Joint Resolution 2GSupreme Court of Florida · 1992
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3Cited by12 opinions
- League of Women Voters v. Florida House of RepresentativesSupreme Court of Florida · 2013
- The League of Women Voters of Florida, etc. v. Ken Detzner OpinionSupreme Court of Florida · 2015
- League of Women Voters v. Data Targeting, Inc.Supreme Court of Florida · 2014
- State of Florida v. Zoltan Barati and Motorola, Inc.District Court of Appeal of Florida · 2014
- Acquisition Trust Company, LLC v. Laurel Pinebrook, LLCDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2017
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