Jonathan L. Marshfield is an associate professor at the University of Florida Levin College of Law, where he teaches and writes in the areas of local government law, state constitutional law, and constitutional change.
Even if Florida voters pass an initiative allowing recreational marijuana, lawmakers may try to limit the right.
Lawmakers could undermine reproductive rights even if voters enshrine abortion protections into the state constitution.
The centuries-old remedy is increasingly used to force hotly contested political issues before state courts.
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What’s Next for Marijuana Legalization in Florida
Even if Florida voters pass an initiative allowing recreational marijuana, lawmakers may try to limit the right.
Will Voters Have the Final Say on Abortion Rights in Florida?
Lawmakers could undermine reproductive rights even if voters enshrine abortion protections into the state constitution.
The Writ of Mandamus in State Courts
The centuries-old remedy is increasingly used to force hotly contested political issues before state courts.