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"Similar structures are being developed from Bal Harbour to Coconut Grove and would benefit from incorporating our litigation arguments into their declarations," said Fontainebleau attorney Sean Burstyn of Burstyn Law.

The governor elevated two judges to the Miami-Dade Circuit Court, and two to the county court bench. All four are filling vacancies state lawmakers created last year.

The chief judge for a third largest judicial circuit in South Florida told Law.com Wednesday that his court is also reviewing its administrative order on AI use with an eye on uniformity.

One attorney involved in the case said he was surprised to see the appellate panel hold the judge "compounded" any error, telling Law.com he does not believe she had the jurisdiction to hold the hearings the court found she should have.

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All candidates were assessed based on qualifications, character and issues of fairness.

The president's lawyers argue the judge's past role in another one of his lawsuits "creates an appearance of impropriety." The BBC, meanwhile, says this is an attempt to delay providing financial records sought in discovery from the Donald J. Trump Revocable Trust.

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"It's another burden for federal courts that Congress specifically didn't want to go to federal courts," Matthew Dietz, disability law specialist with Dislaw Consulting LLC, told Law.com about the change involving emotional support animals.