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8 Florida opinions name it 2 courts 1995–2025 2 in the last five years

The cases below were cited by Florida courts in a sentence that names this issue. Sides come from how each citing opinion treated the case (Syfertize flag on that citation), so a case can appear on both: that is where the law is contested. A red or yellow chip is the case's own overall treatment.

Followed or applied (4)

CaseFollowedCited
Nelson v. Stategreen
fla · 1967 · cited in 2 Florida opinions naming this issue, 2025–2025
2 sentences

2025See Nelson v. State, 195 So. 2d 853 (Fla. 1967) (rejecting a state constitutional challenge to section 790.23); Fleming v. State, 414 So. 3d 175 (Fla. 4th DCA 2025) (rejecting a federal constitutional challenge to section 790.23).

2025See Nelson v. State, 195 So. 2d 853 (Fla. 1967) (rejecting a state constitutional challenge to section 790.23, Florida Statutes); Fleming v. State, 414 So. 3d 175 (Fla. 4th DCA 2025), reh’g denied (May 30, 2025) (rejecting a federal constitutional challenge to section 790.23); Paul v. State, 381 So. 3d 617 (Fla. 4th DCA 2024) (upholding constitutionality of section 790.23); Edenfield v. State, 379 So. 3d 5 , 9–10 (Fla. 1st DCA 2023) (“Whether based on the language from McDonald, Heller, and Bruen excluding convicted felons from having protected Second Amendment rights, or whether based on the

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In Re Apportionment Law, Senate Joint Res. No. 1305green
fla · 1972 · cited in 2 Florida opinions naming this issue, 2002–2012
2 sentences

2012As this Court stated in 1972: When the people of Florida adopted the Constitution of 1968 they reserved to themselves the right to instruct their representatives and, at the same time, authorized the election of these representatives in senatorial and representative districts which may be “either contiguous, overlapping or identical territory.” In re Apportionment Law-1972, 263 So.2d at 807 .

2002The claims we could review included adherence to the one-person, one-vote constitutional requirement, see id. at 802 , and the state constitutional requirement that the districts contain contiguous, overlapping, or identical territory.

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State v. Stanleygreen
fladistctapp · 2000 · cited in 1 Florida opinions naming this issue, 2000–2000
1 sentence

2000See Traylor v. State, 596 So.2d 957, 962-63 (Fla.1992); State v. Stanley, 754 So.2d 869, 872 (Fla. 1st DCA 2000).

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Traylor v. Stategreen
fla · 1992 · cited in 1 Florida opinions naming this issue, 2000–2000
1 sentence

2000See Traylor v. State, 596 So.2d 957, 962-63 (Fla.1992); State v. Stanley, 754 So.2d 869, 872 (Fla. 1st DCA 2000).

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Distinguished, questioned or overruled (0)

CaseNegativeCited
No negative-treatment citations attached to this issue in Florida. Read the followed side critically anyway.

Also cited on this issue (3)

CaseCitedYears
State v. Hoggins green
fla · 1998
1 sentence

2016This Court’s interpretation of 'the state constitutional privilege against self-incrimination as providing more protection than its federal counterpart was applied to a defendant’s post-arrest, pre-Miranda silence in Hoggins, 718 So.2d 761 .

12016–2016
In Re Constitutionality of Resolution 1987 green
fla · 2002
1 sentence

2002We made clear that we are without authority to declare a legislative apportionment plan invalid unless it violated some prohibition in the constitution." [c.o.] 817 So.2d at 824 .

12002–2002
In Re Workmen's Compensation Rules of Procedure green
fla · 1977
1 sentence

1995I would reject the challenge because it was implicitly considered and rejected by the supreme court in In Re Workmen's Compensation Rules of Procedure, 343 So.2d 1273 (Fla. 1977).

11995–1995

Statutes the citing opinions construe

USC § 42u.s.c.1973 (3)

Counted by distinct opinions that both name this issue and are annotated to the section; sections every opinion cites regardless of issue are not filtered here, so read the counts against the total above.

Where else courts name it

CT 256 (1984–2026) WA 153 (1980–2026) NM 93 (1988–2025) CA 90 (1969–2024) NH 90 (1982–2025) PA 70 (1985–2025) UT 61 (1988–2025) OR 60 (1983–2025) TX 56 (1973–2024) IA 50 (1995–2026) WY 48 (1991–2025) NY 46 (1981–2026) IN 45 (1980–2025) TN 26 (1993–2017) MD 22 (1967–2025) ID 19 (1980–2025) NC 16 (1985–2022) MI 15 (1984–2025) NJ 15 (1975–2026) GA 14 (1982–2025) MA 13 (1981–2018) VT 12 (1985–2020) MN 11 (1980–2025) AZ 10 (1986–2024) OK 10 (1985–2013) WI 9 (1998–2019) ME 9 (1985–2025) HI 9 (2004–2024) DE 9 (1971–2024) FL 8 (1995–2025) AK 8 (1979–2024) IL 6 (2003–2026) RI 5 (1980–2007) KS 5 (1998–2026) ND 4 (1999–2005) CO 3 (1992–2020) MT 3 (1980–2017) MO 2 (1979–2016) OH 2 (1995–1995)

Opinions by the citing court's state. A doctrine retained in one state and abandoned in another shows up here as a year span that stalls.

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