Jacek Stramski |

The Supreme Court’s February oral argument calendar was just released and a handful of cases will present especially interesting questions to the Court.

On February 3, the Court will hear Board of Trustees, Jacksonville, v. Lee (SC13-1315). The Court will be asked to determine whether there is a good faith exception to s. 119.12, Fla.Stat. which provides for attorney fees where an agency is found to unlawfully restrict access to public records.

Debaun v. Florida (SC13-2336) will be argued on February 4. There, the issue presented will be whether the criminal prohibition in s. 384.42, Fla. Stat. against a person with HIV from having “sexual intercourse” with another applies only to heterosexual vaginal penetration, or whether the statute extends to cover other sexual activity, such as male-male sex as in this case.

Reynolds v. Leon County Energy Improvement District (SC14-710), which will be argued February 5, will be a review of a bond validation proceeding for a special district set up in Leon County to provide financing to homeowners who intend to make energy saving improvements to their homes.

The full oral argument calendar is available here. Video of oral argument will be streaming live on WFSU’s Gavel to Gavel portal here.

February Oral Arguments: Public Records, Sexual Intercourse, and Bond Validation

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