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The precipitous actions of our own Florida Supreme Court have jettisoned a three-decade endeavor to ensure that judges and court staff received meaningful education in diversity and fairness.
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Chief Justices Barbara Pariente and Peggy Quince lament the end of diversity and fairness education in Florida courts.
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Two former chief justices of the Florida Supreme Court speak out against the Court's recent decision to end fairness and diversity courses for continuing education for lawyers.
What the Florida Supreme Court did Tuesday was — Justice Jorge Labarga’s garment-rending dissent notwithstanding — a minor thing. A minor thing that was also prudent and well overdue, perhaps, but in...
The Florida Supreme Court on Thursday deleted part of a rule that has allowed judges to take courses in “fairness and diversity” to meet a continuing education requirement.