Supreme Court: Jurisdiction Established by Florida Constitution, Not by Federal Law

Today’s Daily News Summary features the following Florida Bar News stories:

SUPREME COURT REMINDS APPELLANTS OF ITS LIMITED JURISDICTION

The Florida Supreme Court has limited jurisdiction and cannot hear an appeal merely because a party is unhappy with a lower court ruling. That’s the unanimous opinion of the court, which recently dismissed an appeal it had originally accepted after the appellants failed to list a reason the case met the standards of Art. V, Sec. 3, of the Florida Constitution.

UM’S LAW WITHOUT WALLS PURSUES INTERNATIONAL SOLUTIONS TO LEGAL, BUSINESS PROBLEMS

Law Without Walls, a program based at the University of Miami School of Law, brings together law and business students, lawyers, and business leaders from across the globe to address specific problems and come up with a specific solution.

YLD BOARD NOMINATIONS NOW BEING ACCEPTED

Nominating petitions for positions on the Young Lawyers Division Board of Governors must be received in The Florida Bar headquarters office on or before 5 p.m., December 16.