Non-Parties v. League of Women Voters of Florida

As a member of the three-judge panel of this court whose decision on the merits of this appeal is being vacated solely to certify the orders at issue to the Florida Supreme Court, I respectfully dissent.

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The panel reviewed two related circuit court orders compelling the appellants, a political consulting group and its employees who are not parties to the litigation below, to disclose communications protected by the First Amendment associational privilege, and permitting use of the privileged information at trial. The second of the two orders was entered on the eve of trial, and the appellants…