Week of February 19th, 2024

The latest edition of Florida Bar News Briefs, a weekly podcast dedicated to what’s happening in the legal profession, is now available with stories including:

• House Speaker Paul Renner saying he supports reforming “sovereign immunity” laws that shield government entities from civil liability.
• A rewrite of a bill that would make sweeping changes to the Baker and Marchman Acts that govern the state’s mental health and substance abuse law passing a House health committee last week.
• The Legislature poised to give county and city attorneys a public records exemption to protect against death threats and stalking.

The Florida Bar News Briefs is a production of The Florida Bar Journal & News Department.