Dippolito v. State

I would grant the petition because the State did not present evidence to support the necessity of a gag order on the attorneys in this case. We have held that such an order must be supported by evidence. See E.I. Du Pont de Nemours & Co. v. Aquamar, S.A., 33 So.3d 839, 841 (Fla. 4th DCA 2010) (“[A] gag order should be supported by evidence .... ”); Rodriguez ex rel. Posso-Rodriguez v. Feinstein, 734 So.2d 1162, 1164-65 (Fla. 3d DCA 1999) (reversing a gag order because it was not supported by evidence). Here, despite the objection by petitioners, the court ruled without requiring the State to…