Florida ex rel. Shevin v. Exxon Corp., 526 F.2d 266 (5th Cir. 1976), reh. den. 529 F.2d 523 (5th Cir. Fla. 1976), cert. den., Standard Oil Co. v. Florida, 429 U.S. 829 (1976)

The court addressed the issue whether the Florida attorney general’s action was authorized by Florida law. On this point, the court concluded that the attorney general retained his common law powers. The court found it significant that the Florida statute enumerating the attorney general’s powers did not purport to be comprehensive and, in fact, provided…

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Browning v. Fla. Prosecuting Attys. Ass’n, 56 So. 3d 873, 876 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1st Dist. 2011)

The fact that two different attorneys general have reached the same conclusion with respect to the exact issue lends “considerable persuasive influence to their opinions and weighs heavily in favor of our conclusion herein.”

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Bondi v. Tucker, 2012 Fla. App. LEXIS 11875 (Fla. Ct. App. July 24, 2012)

The Attorney General of Florida represented the state Department of Corrections (DOC) in a case challenging language in the budget legislation funding DOC that required privatizing of some correctional facilities. The trial court held that the language was unconstitutional and enjoined DOC from implementing it. The Secretary of DOC did not appeal. The Attorney General…

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State of Florida v. Bass et al., No. 13-CF-0695 (Cir. Ct. for 18th Jud. Cir., Aug 6, 2013)

In a state criminal case involving money laundering, gambling and RICO claims, defendants sought information about the attorney general’s personal solicitation of a $25,000 campaign contribution from a corporate defendant The defendants sought to obtain the attorney general’s testimony that she would not have sought the donation from a business engaged in illegal activity. The…

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United States v. Cadet, No. 10-80149-CR-MARRA (S.D. Fla., July 22, 2013)

In a federal criminal case brought against a doctor who was charged with distribution of controlled substances, defendant did not argue that the attorney general had any knowledge of the defendant or any facts in the case, but sought her testimony about a statement made to a Congressional committee which defendant argued “indicat[es] that the…

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