League of Women Voters of Florida v. Scott
The League of Women Voters sought a writ of quo warranto to bar Governor Scott from appointing replacements for three justices whose terms expire in January 2019. The Florida Supreme Court dismissed the petition as unripe, holding that quo warranto is available only after a public official has actually acted, and that reviewing merely contemplated conduct would amount to an advisory opinion based on hypothetical facts.
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Key facts
- The League of Women Voters of Florida sought a writ of quo warranto to prevent Governor Scott from appointing replacements for three Florida Supreme Court justices whose terms were set to expire in January 2019.
- The League filed the petition based on the Governor's announced intention to make these appointments, without waiting for the Governor to actually exercise the appointment power.
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Why it matters
This decision narrows the availability of quo warranto in Florida by confining it to completed official acts and expressly walking back contrary dicta in Florida House of Representatives v. Crist. Practitioners… — full analysis with a trial
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