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• Today marks two weeks since Governor Ron DeSantis was sworn into office and Florida’s newly-minted leader has wasted no time taking on significant issues facing the state.
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• The Supreme Court upheld the Trump administration’s travel ban that restricts entry to travelers from five Muslim majority countries. The White House says its immigration policies are designed to shore up national security, but opponents of the ban say it’s discriminatory and dangerous. Rasha Mubarak of the Council on American Islamic Relations and Kira Romero-Craft of Latino Justice join us to explain how immigrant and civil rights organizations are planning to respond to the ruling.
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• Two Florida judges are among the possible contenders to replace outgoing United States Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy.
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• The Florida Supreme Court has ruled that Gov. Rick Scott has the authority to remove Orange-Osceola State Attorney Aramis Ayala from first-degree murder cases despite her opposition.
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• U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson says he will vote against confirming Judge Neil Gorsuch to the Supreme Court. Nelson said in a statement that he met with Gorsuch, listened to the committee hearings, and reviewed his record with an open mind.
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• The Florida Supreme Court began its annual summer break last week. In releasing its last regular batch of opinions until August 25th, the court left unresolved questions about issues such as the constitutionality of the state’s death penalty sentencing laws.
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• U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson says there is going to be a battle in the Senate to replace Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia. That battle started over the airwaves this weekend.
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• The U.S. Supreme Court has ruled that Florida’s death penalty system is unconstitutional. The court ruled that Florida gave too much authority to judges.
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• Same-sex marriage was legal in Florida before today’s Supreme Court ruling, but the decision still impacts same-sex couples in the state.
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• Equality Florida is praising the Supreme Court justices who legalized same sex marriage nationwide, for focusing on the part of the U.S. Constitution that guarantees people equal protection under the law.
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