Recent News About University of Florida
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A federal judge last week barred University of Florida administrators from enforcing a policy that six of its professors argued unconstitutionally limited their ability to testify against state actions as expert witnesses.
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Oral arguments continued this week in University of Florida professors’ federal lawsuit over academic freedom issues in the wake of university President Kent Fuchs announcing he would step down from his post in 2023.
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The chairman of the University of Florida Board of Trustees last week sharply criticized several professors who filed a lawsuit challenging the school’s policies on academic freedom and faculty members’ outside activities.
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Three University of Florida professors have secured legal counsel in the wake of the university’s decision to deny their requests to act as paid expert witnesses in a lawsuit challenging the state’s new voting rights law.
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GAINESVILLE – The University of Florida Levin College of Law was again ranked No. 1 in Florida by U.S. News & World Reports.
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GAINESVILLE — University of Florida (UF) Vice President and General Counsel Jamie Keith has resigned from her position effective June 28 following months of escalating conflict and the university's resulting internal investigation.
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GAINESVILLE — Gainesville Attorney Huntley Johnson recently petitioned the University of Florida’s (UF) board of trustees, questioning General Counsel and Vice President Jamie Keith’s competence and ethics.
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TALLAHASSEE – A merger between two insurance companies is being blocked by a lawsuit filed by Florida's attorney general's office.
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OCALA – At age 81, Landis Curry, a lifelong Ocala resident, is still practicing real estate law. Just last month, he was honored by the Florida Bar for 50 years of service.
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JACKSONVILLE – Wayne E. Flowers, a shareholder in Lewis, Longman & Walker Jacksonville, has been named to the 2016 Super Lawyers list in the area of Environmental Law.
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GAINESVILLE – With social media becoming an ever-greater part of people’s lives, it isn’t surprising that it’s also being drawn in to litigation, but lawyers need to be careful when advising clients, according to a Florida law professor.
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PENSACOLA – The Bankruptcy Court of the Northern District of Florida recently decided to abstain from a disagreement stemming from the mortgage crisis of 2008.
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TALLAHASSEE – A dispute over a public records request submitted to the state children’s health insurance program brings to light the tension between protecting trade secrets and transparency – two important facets of state law that can sometimes be at odds.
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GAINESVILLE – R.J. Larizza, state attorney for Florida’s 7th Judicial Circuit, is running unopposed for a third term, an increasingly common phenomenon in state and local elections.
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GAINESVILLE – Virgil Hawkins opened the door to the legal profession for African-American lawyers in Florida, and the legal profession has not forgotten his sacrifices.
