Blind trust appeal suit is rejected – Tallahassee Democrat
A state appeals court on Monday tossed out a challenge to a Florida law that allows Gov. Rick Scott to use a blind trust instead of providing a detailed accounting of his finances.
The 1st District Court of Appeal on rejected a lawsuit that had been filed by a former aide to the late Democratic Gov. Reubin Askew.
The panel of three judges did not rule on whether the law violates the state’s constitution, however. Instead, the court concluded there was no “controversy” that required a ruling now.
Judge Brad Thomas, however, in a concurring opinion, warned that the court could still find the blind trust law unconstitutional in the future, saying it “may likely be incompatible” with the constitution.
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