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Fla. Supreme Court says it will have final word on redistricting

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The Florida Supreme Court on Friday said it will have the last word on redrawing the state’s congressional district map. In a nine-page order, the court told Circuit Judge Terry Lewis to hear from all sides and “then make a recommendation to (this) Court … as to which map proposed by the parties – or which portions of each map – best fulfills the specific directions (of) the Court … and all constitutional requirements.” The justices made clear that its final decision on the map will be binding. “The Court notes that the judiciary…

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State’s chief justice has cancer, will undergo surgery

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Jorge Labarga, chief justice of the Florida Supreme Court, on Friday said he has been diagnosed with cancer and is set to have a kidney removed later this month at Shands Hospital in Gainesville. “Doctors tell me that my prognosis is very good after surgery because the cancer was detected early by blood tests during a routine medical exam,” the 62-year-old Labarga said in a press release. “This is a big example of why regular testing is so important for everyone.”…

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Session is over: Supreme Court rules against Senate Ds

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The Supreme Court of Florida on Friday refused to grant a writ of mandamus to Senate Democrats who were seeking to compel the Florida House to return to Tallahassee to finish the 2015 regular legislative session. But five of the seven justices opined that the House’s actions violated the state Constitution as the Democrats argued. In a unanimous ruling, the court denied the write of mandamus because Democrats failed to show that the issuance of the writ of mandamus “would…

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